When did that attack take place and from what distance? If it was a long range day light attack there is the possiblilty that you had every thing set right and they simply evaided by slowing down. Though seeing as this one ship evaided eight torpidos, if I have the math of it right, and you didn't report any course changes in your target this isn't likely. I would guess the error is in your fiering solution. If your AOB was off by a few degrees and your speed wasn't bang on you would have missed quite wide; I know I have done that and had solutions that looked very right.
One way I have found to mitigate the chances of missing like that is to manualy space the vollys. Insted of having the fire controly launch all the torpidos back to back select, aim and fire the torpidos individualy. It is best if first you open all the doors by seting the fire control to a volly with all the tubes you want to use then press the open tube doors buton, after that you simply switch back to single fire mode. When you space your shots on your own time you get the benifit of a relitivly rapid fire rate that is found in automatic vollies but the accuracy of idndividualy aimed shots, you can even place each shot along the ship as you see fit not just where ever the x-degree spred hapens to place them. With a longer intervul bewteen shots, not much longer mind you, the odds are better that errors in your firing solution will totaly mess up your attack.
Also the patern runing torpidos are particularly useful in convoy attacks if they are availible. All the benifit of a strait runing torpido with the added bounous of turning around for another go at it if you miss. And a very usefull aspect of some times confusing the escorts most soundly if the torpido misses its initial run and then strikes a ship while coming back your way. I have seen them search the other side of the convoy for long enuf for me to get off a few more good shots and dive and escape befor they realy knew what was hapening. Most enjoyable to watch.
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