Depends - which torpedoes are you carrying? You could possibly, as Mad Mardigan indicated, fire off from both ends and have them circle 90 degrees off bow/stern while targets are abeam. But, you run the risk of circling back on you.
Intent would be to hit the aft-most of the two first if you can't hit both targets at the same time.
Ideally, they are in trail and you can fan off shots from both ends with the ability to have maximum dispersion of the shots.
If you are unable to fire at such an extreme angle due to the torpedo type and don't have 6 up front, you're better off firing three at the BB and one at the carrier. Yamato had thicker armor (2x as thick in most locations) than Shokaku. Unless you have torpedos without depth keeping and magnetic issues, your best bet is manually aiming for more vulnerable locations on the hull.
The real Yamato took 11 torpedos and 6 bombs and only sunk due to a massive magazine explosion caused by uncontrollable fires. Had the crew been able to fight the fires and flooding, she likely would have been able to limp home.
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