 Its bomb exploded off the oiler's starboard quarter, and "Tappahannock"s number six 20-millimeter mount on the bridge "polished off" the enemy dive bomber, sending it spinning into the water where it exploded, leaving only a fleeting pall of smoke to mark its passing.The fifth and final "Val" crossed the ship from starboard to port, on a path directly across her well-deck aft.His bomb detonated just alongside, causing more severe vibrations than the first near miss and leading to fears that, this time, the ship had suffered serious harm.