The first ship to arrive was the USS Cecil Doyle (DE-368), whose Captain had been alerted by a Navy PBY that it had spotted the survivors in the water (by sheer happenstance). Other ships involved:
USS Helm (DD-388)
USS Madison (DD-425)
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)
USS Dufilho (DE-423)
USS Bassett (APD-73)
USS Ringness (DE-590)