Battle of the Eastern Solomons
The Battle of the Eastern Solomons occurred over the following two days, 24 August 1942. "Jintsū" rendezvoused with "Ryūjō", which launched two air strikes against Henderson Field. However, "Ryūjō" herself was hit by aircraft from the aircraft carrier , with four bombs and a torpedo hit that flooded her starboard engine room, and sank that night.