Four diving planes attacked "Kalinin Bay" from astern and the starboard quarter. The ship may sail on either side of a wind directly astern. The fourth torpedo passed astern of the carrier. All vessels were ordered to sail astern of each other, apart. In the smallest vessels a ship's boat was also on occasion towed astern. Three bombs splashed astern of the ship. As the cruiser closed from astern, she began to send searchlight signals. Commercial trolling vessels catch fish by towing astern one or more trolling lines. To her fore was , while and were astern. A second "fish" streaked toward the ship from dead astern. These have a rounded trailing edge to ease fabrication and increase efficiency sailing astern. The ships handled poorly at low speeds or when traveling astern. This made the ship run full astern. He also rang "full astern" on the ship's telegraphs. Aircraft launch forward, into the wind, and are recovered from astern.