Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier

The Shōkaku class consisted of two aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1930s. Completed shortly before the start of the Pacific War in 1941, the Shōkaku and Zuikaku were called "arguably the best aircraft carriers in the world" when built. With the exception of the Battle of Midway, they participated in every major naval action of the Pacific War, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Indian Ocean Raid, the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

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1939  Wikimedia, Wikidata
speed 34.2 knot, 
aircraft carrier, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Imperial Japanese Navy, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 

Shōkaku, 

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  Shōkaku ⓘ
  1939 Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier

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  Zuikaku ⓘ
  1939 Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier

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1939 Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier

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World War II Q362

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Frameless

NH 111729 World War II Japanese aircraft carriers of SHOKAKU Class (SKOKAU, ZUIKAKU)

Lot-2406-111 (26385341334)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Shōkaku	Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Zuikaku	Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier, shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
commons	image		NH 111729 World War II Japanese aircraft carriers of SHOKAKU Class (SKOKAU, ZUIKAKU)		Commons
commons	image		Lot-2406-111 (26385341334)		Commons