IJN · CV
Zuikaku
Photos and infoShokaku-class carrier. Not hit at Coral Sea, so she missed Midway. Carrier aircraft sank her off Cape Engano on 25 October 1944.
| Class | Shokaku class |
|---|---|
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
| Fate | Sunk. Not hit at Coral Sea. Her air group was used up, and she missed Midway. American carrier aircraft sank her off Cape Engano on 25 October 1944. Not credited to one ship. |
| 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.
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Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · launched aircraft; not hit
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · not hit; air group used up
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
1942-08-24 · not sunk
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · carrier air group struck Hornet and Enterprise. Not hit. Not sunk
Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · not sunk in this battle
