Painting depicts Japanese planning an attack. Map shows the Empress Augusta Bay. The range of torpedo action distance between the Japanese cruisers and the United States Task Force 39 cruisers. Diagram depicts the position of destroyers and the torpedo attack.
Diagram depicts US Destroyer Division 46 ships closing on Center group of Japanese ships. Division 46 changes direction toward the Northern Japanese group. Ship hit by a torpedo and shell. CIC group members check radar. Shell bombing around the three ships of the 46th Division.