That night, Cruiser Division 17 (CruDiv 17), which comprised the light cruisers USS Astoria CL-90 6 , USS Pasadena CL-65 2 , USS Springfield CL-66 2 , and USS Wilkes-Barre CL-103 2 and six destroyers under the command of Rear Admiral J. Cary Jones, fired 240 6 inches shells at a radar station on Cape Nojima over a five-minute period, but did not hit it.