IJN · CVL
Shoho
Photos and infoLight carrier, with Goto's cruisers. On 7 May aircraft from Yorktown and Lexington overwhelmed her. She sank in minutes. Not credited to one ship. Sazanami was the destroyer with her, and the one sent back for the men in the water. How many came up the side is not settled.
| Class | Zuiho class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light carrier (CVL) |
| Fate | Sunk. 7 May 1942 by American carrier aircraft, north of Misima. Not credited to one ship. First Japanese carrier sunk in the war. |
| Armament (class) | Light carrier. A shorter flight deck and a small island. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
Shoho on trials. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · sunk on 7 May
