One pilot flying near the carrier dived onto another torpedo, destroying it. The other four torpedoes missed. Seven hours later, Taiho blew up and sank, taking with her 1,650 sailors and dozens of ...

Taiho was unusual for a Japanese carrier when she first launched on April 7, 1943, as she was the first of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s flattops to feature an armored flight deck. Previous decks ...

The Battle of the Philippine Sea erupted with brutal intensity as the Japanese carrier Taiho unleashed waves of Zeros, "Judy" dive bombers, and "Jill" torpedo bombers into the chaos. Taiho ...