Shokaku-class Photographs | World War II Database

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The chief shipbuilders of carrier Shokaku posing with the hull of the ship two days prior to launching, Yokosuka, Japan, 30 May 1939	Launching of Shokaku from the second construction slip of Yokosuka Dockyard, Japan, 1430 hours on 1 Jun 1939	Carrier Shokaku at Yokosuka, Japan, 23 Aug 1941, photo 1 of 2	Carrier Shokaku at Yokosuka, Japan, 23 Aug 1941, photo 2 of 2

Zuikaku on her first day of service, 25 Sep 1941, photo 1 of 2	Zuikaku on her first day of service, 25 Sep 1941, photo 2 of 2	Carrier Zuikaku, fall of 1941	Japanese carriers Zuikaku (foreground) and Kaga (background) underway toward Hitokappu Bay, Iturup, Kurile Islands, Nov 1941; note Zuikaku's anti-aircraft armament

Sailors of carrier Zuikaku winching up the anchor on the quarter-deck after leaving Hitokappu Bay, Itrup, Kurile Islands, 26 Nov 1941; she was en route to attack Pearl Harbor	Kaga in heavy seas en route to Pearl Harbor, circa early Dec 1941; carrier Zuikaku in background	Group photo of the flight officers of Shokaku, 6 Dec 1941	Aircraft prepared to launch from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 7 Dec 1941, photo 1 of 3

Aircraft prepared to launch from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 7 Dec 1941, photo 2 of 3	Aircraft prepared to launch from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 7 Dec 1941, photo 3 of 3	An officer of carrier Shokaku watched as aircraft took off to attack Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941	B5N torpedo bomber taking off from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 7 Dec 1941

B5N torpedo bomber took off from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941	B5N2 torpedo bomber taking off from carrier Zuikaku to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 0720 hours on 7 Dec 1941	View of an anti-aircraft gun aboard Japanese carrier Shokaku, date unknown; the carrier in background was likely Zuikaku	Aircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deck