Quincy's captain ordered his cruiser to charge towards the eastern Japanese column, but as she turned to do so Quincy was hit by two torpedoes from Tenryū, causing severe damage.
Quincy’s kaptajn beordrede sin krydser til at angribe mod den østlige japanske kolonne, men da den drejede blev Quincy ramt af to torpedoer fra Tenryū, der forårsagede alvorlige skader.