Zuihō-class aircraft carrier

The Zuihō class (瑞鳳型), also known 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 ships were originally built as submarine tenders, but were subsequently converted into carriers. Completed in early 1942, Shōhō supported the invasion forces in Operation MO, the invasion of Port Moresby, New Guinea, and was sunk by American carrier aircraft on her first combat operation during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May. Shōhō was the first Japanese aircraft carrier to be sunk during World War II. Zuihō played a secondary role in the Battle of Midway in mid-1942 and did not engage any American aircraft or ships during the battle. The ship participated in the Guadalcanal campaign during the rest of 1942. She was lightly damaged during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during this campaign and covered the evacuation of Japanese forces from the island in early 1943 after repairs.

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1936  Wikimedia, Wikidata
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light aircraft carrier, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Imperial Japanese Navy, Japan, 

Flugzeugträger B, Shōhō, 

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		Shōhō	Zuihō-class aircraft carrier, light aircraft carrier	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Zuihō	light aircraft carrier, Zuihō-class aircraft carrier, shipwreck	Wikidata