IJN · CVL
Zuiho
Photos and infoLight carrier, converted from a submarine tender. The conversion was complete at Yokosuka on 27 December 1940. Captain Obayashi had her at Santa Cruz. An Enterprise search plane bombed her about 0830 by the American clock. She went to Truk and then to Sasebo for repairs. She was sunk at Cape Engano on 25 October 1944, and 58 officers and 701 men were rescued.
| Class | Zuiho class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light carrier (CVL) |
| Fate | Sunk. Hit by two bombs aft on 26 October 1942 at Santa Cruz, which stopped her flight operations. She was not sunk there. Carrier aircraft sank her off Cape Engano on 25 October 1944. |
| Armament (class) | Light carrier. A shorter flight deck and a small island. |
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.
Zuiho underway during the Battle off Cape Engano in October 1944. The Commons title dates it 24 October, but the battle was fought on 25 October, so the day is not certain. U.S. Navy photograph NH 63441. Wikimedia Commons File:Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō underway during the Battle of Cape Engano on 24 October 1944 (NH 63441).jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · two 500-pound bombs aft about 0830 stopped her flight operations. Not sunk
