IJN · CV
Shokaku
Photos and infoShokaku-class carrier. Her flight deck was wrecked at Coral Sea and she was not sunk. Cavalla sank her on 19 June 1944.
| Class | Shokaku class |
|---|---|
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
| Fate | Sunk. Flight deck wrecked by American carrier aircraft on 8 May 1942. Not sunk at Coral Sea. She missed Midway because of the damage. The submarine Cavalla sank her on 19 June 1944, during the Philippine Sea battle. |
| Armament (class) | Fleet carrier. Flight deck, with the island forward of amidships. |
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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.
U.S. Navy photo NH 73066. The carrier Shokaku. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · launched aircraft; not hit
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · flight deck wrecked; not sunk
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
1942-08-24 · near misses; not sunk
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · four to six 1,000-pound bombs wrecked her flight deck about 1030. She withdrew to Truk and Yokosuka. Not sunk
Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · sunk by the submarine Cavalla
