During this operation, Shōkaku ' s aircraft helped sink the American aircraft carrier USS Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea but was herself seriously damaged on 8 May 1942 by dive bombers from USS Yorktown and Lexington which scored three bomb hits: one on the carrier's port bow, one to starboard at the forward end of the flight ...

A Japanese Nakajima B5N “Kate” torpedo bomber lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Shokaku during operations in March 1943. The carrier participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

At 1100 19 June 1944 the three crack carriers Taiho, Zuikaku, and Shokaku were steaming proudly in formation, having launched air strikes against the U.S. carrier fleet covering the invasion of the Marianas.

Sunk 19 June 1944 during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. She was west of the Marianas when struck by not more than three submarine torpedoes. One was close to the forward bomb magazines. Gasoline tanks were ruptured, and there was a fire of undetermined proportions. Several hours later an enormous explosion caused her to disintegrate.

2021年12月20日 · On 15 October 1942 at 09:37, receiving a reported U.S. convoy east of Guadalcanal, Shokaku launched a 8 Zero strike, escorting 21 “Val”, soon joined to 9 “Kate” from Zuikaku and thery fell at 10:25 on their prey, sinking USS Meredith and the feet tug USS Viero towing a gasoline barge.

Shokaku was sunk by the U.S. submarine Cavalla (SS-244) on 19 June 1944, during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. This page features all the views we have concerning the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku.

Shōkaku was sunk by an American submarine during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944 as the Americans invaded the Marianas and Zuikaku was sacrificed as a decoy four months later during the Battle off Cape Engaño. The two Shōkaku -class carriers were ordered in 1937 as part of the 3rd Naval Armaments Supplement Program.

2017年1月17日 · In Aug 1942, Shokaku took part in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, where she helped in damaging but failed to sink the American carrier Enterprise. In Oct, she participated in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in which she took on battle damage but her aircraft was able to sink the carrier Hornet.

On April 9th the British squadron was attacked by 70 Japanese dive bombers from the IJN Division 5 carriers, including aircraft from Shokaku, resulting in the sinking of the Hermes after sustaining hits from no less than 40 bombs.

The veteran and famous Shokaku was torpedoed and sunk by U.S.S. Cavalla (SS-244) on 19 June 1944. After losing the carrier Hiyo and suffering more damage in the TF 58 air attack of 20 June, the defeated Mobile Fleet returned to the homeland, anchoring at Nakagasuku Bay, Okinawa on the afternoon of the 22nd.