Shokaku 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 Naval Arsenal, Japan, 1430 hours on 1 Jun 1939	Carrier Shokaku at Yokosuka, Japan, 23 Aug 1941	Group portrait of the flight officers of Shokaku while the ship was underway toward US Territory of Hawaii, 6 Dec 1941

A6m and D3A aircraft prepared to launch from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941, photo 1 of 3	Aircraft prepared to launch from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941, photo 2 of 3	Aircraft prepared to launch from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941, photo 3 of 3	B5N torpedo bomber taking off from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941

B5N torpedo bomber took off from Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941	Commanding officer of the carrier Shokaku, Takatsugu Jōjima, watched as aircraft took off to attack Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941	A sailor inspecting combat damage to anti-aircraft guns aboard either Shokaku, Zuikaku, 1942; the carrier in the background was either Shokaku or Zuikaku	A6M Zero fighter taking off from a carrier, possibly Shokaku, 1941-1943

Aircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deck	Bombing attack on Japanese carrier Shokaku, Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2	Bombing attack on Japanese carrier Shokaku, Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2	Dive bombing on Shokaku by dive bombers from Yorktown, 8 May 1942

Shokaku steered the right as near misses splashed to starboard side, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942	Shokaku under attack as seen by a TBD-1 airman, 8 May 1942	Shokaku under attack at Coral Sea, 8 May 1942	Close-up view of damaged received from the third bomb hit on Shokaku during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942