Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May. Shōhō was the first Japanese aircraft carrier to be sunk during World War II. Shōhō and her sister Zuihō were designed...

August 1942 Sōryū (1935) – sunk, Battle of Midway, June 1942 Hiryū (1937) – sunk, Battle of Midway, June 1942 Zuihō class Shōhō (1935) – sunk, Battle of...

Sea on 7 May 1942, when two A5Ms and four A6Ms of the Japanese carrier Shōhō fought against US aircraft that sank their carrier. In the closing months...

as the Shōhō class (祥鳳型), consisted of two aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) before World War II, the Zuihō and Shōhō. Both...

of the Coral Sea Devastators helped sink the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō on 7 May, but failed to hit another carrier, the Shōkaku, the next day....

Hiryū — †1942 2 Zuihō class commissioned as aircraft carriers 1940-1941 Shōhō - †1942 Zuihō - †1944 2 Shōkaku class built 1941 Shōkaku — †1944 Zuikaku...

force, several transports guarded by the light carrier Shōhō. Lexington and Yorktown planes sank Shōhō. Next day, before the major engagement by aircraft...

to this new target. Shōhō and the rest of the main force were spotted by aircraft from Lexington at 10:40. At this time, Shōhō's patrolling fighters consisted...

(1928) Ryūjō (1931) Sōryū (1935) Hiryū (1937) Shōkaku class Shōkaku (1939) Zuikaku (1939) Zuihō class Zuihō (1940) Shōhō (1941) Hiyō class Jun'yō (1941)...

In addition to the four Furutaka-class and Aoba-class cruisers, carrier Shōhō was placed under Rear Admiral Gotō's command to provide air cover. In the...