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	Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shokaku (Japanese: 翔鶴 shōkaku meaning "flying crane") was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the lead ship of her class.
		Shokaku was laid down at Yokosuka Dockyard on December 12, 1937, launched on June 1, 1939, and commissioned on August 8, 1941.
		After repairs, Shokaku took part in two further 1942 battles, both in concert with her sister: the battle of the Eastern Solomons, where they damaged USS Enterprise, and the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, where they sank USS Hornet but Shokaku was once again seriously damaged by dive bombers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shokaku (595 words)

	Aircraft carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft—in effect acting as a sea-going airbase.
		By the late 1930s, aircraft carriers around the world typically carried three types of aircraft: torpedo bombers, also used for conventional bombings and reconnaissance; dive bombers, also used for reconnaissance (in the U.S. Navy, this type of aircraft were known as "scout bombers"); and fighters for fleet defence and bomber escort duties.
		At the Battle of Midway four Japanese carriers were sunk in a surprise attack by planes from three American carriers and this is considered to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aircraft_carrier (4239 words)

	Aircraft carrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		To land on the carrier, incoming aircraft moving at 150 mph (240 km/h) are equipped with tailhooks to engage one of up to four arrestor cables stretched across the deck, stopping the aircraft within 320 feet (100 m) after engaging a cable.
		The command and control superstructure of an aircraft carrier, comprising the bridge, CIC and control tower, among other systems, is concentrated in a single, relatively small structure on the starboard side of the deck called an "island".
		The Battle of Midway, where four Japanese carriers were sunk in a surprise attack by planes from three American carriers, is often considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
	encyclopedie-en.snyke.com /articles/aircraft_carrier.html (3526 words)

	Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zuikaku (Japanese 瑞鶴, "fortunate crane") was a Shokaku-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
		On 19 June 1944, in the battle of the Philippine Sea, Taiho and Shokaku were both sunk by submarine attack, leaving Zuikaku, the only survivor of Carrier Division One, to recover their few remaining planes.
		She launched her remaining aircraft in an ineffective strike against the U.S. Third Fleet: most were shot down by the American covering patrols, but a few stagglers made it safely to Luzon.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zuikaku (821 words)

	WWII Archives - Photographs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Japanese Type 00 Carrier Fighter ("Zero") trailing smoke after it was hit by anti-aircraft fire during the attack.
		Japanese naval aircraft prepare to take off from an aircraft carrier (reportedly Shokaku) to attack Pearl Harbor during the morning of December 7, 1941.
		A wing from a Japanese bomber shot down on the grounds of the Naval Hospital, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
	www.ww2archives.net /servlet/ref_photographs.tmpl?ID=5 (3364 words)

	Japanese Navy Ships--Shokaku (Aircraft Carrier, 1941-1944)
		Shokaku was sunk by the U.S. submarine Cavalla (SS-244) on 19 June 1944, during the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
		Bombs burst near the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku as she was attacked by USS Yorktown (CV-5) planes in the morning of 8 May 1942.
		Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku under attack by planes from USS Yorktown (CV-5) in the morning of 8 May 1942.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-fornv/japan/japsh-s/shokaku.htm (666 words)

	Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		With an efficient modern design, a displacement of about 30,000 tons, and a top speed of 34 knots (63 km/h), Shokaku could carry 70 to 80 aircraft and exceeded any other aircraft carrier in the world in performance and capability, until the wartime development of the American Essex-class aircraft carrier.
		With Zuikaku, Shokaku joined the Pearl Harbor attack fleet, and then participated in Japan's series of early wartime naval offensives, including an attack on Rabaul in January 1942, and the Battle of the Coral Sea in May.
		After repairs, Shokaku took part in two further 1942 battles, both in concert with her sistership: the battle of the Eastern Solomons, where they damaged USS Enterprise, and the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, where they sank USS Hornet but Shokaku was once again seriously damaged by dive bombers.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shokaku (551 words)

	Attack on Pearl Harbor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Night operations from aircraft carriers were in their infancy in 1941, and neither the Japanese nor anyone else had developed reliable technique and doctrine.
		The Japanese government had been reluctant to allow the attack at all as it took air cover from the southern thrust, and Nagumo was under strict orders not to risk his command any more than necessary.
		The Japanese records admitted into evidence during the Congressional Hearing show that the Japanese had not even written a declaration of war until after they heard of the successful attack on Pearl Harbor; it would be difficult for them to deliver a document that had not yet been written.
	www.infothis.com /find/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor (3585 words)

	Shokaku
		The Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Shokaku (空母翔鶴) is most famous for taking part in the battles of Pearl Harbor and the Coral Sea.
		With an efficient modern design, a displacement of about 30,000 tons, and a top speed of 34 knots, Shokaku could carry 70 to 80 aircraft and was well capable of matching it with the best American carriers of the day.
		In 1943 she resumed her role as one of the Japanese Navy's most important fleet carriers, and was eventually sunk by the US submarine Cavalla (SS-244) on 19 June 1944, during the Battle of the Philippine Sea[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ja/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shokaku.html (199 words)

	Japanese Aircraft Carrier - Big Aircraft Guide
		Japanese Carrier Equipment This analysis centers on the identification of a piece of wreckage belonging to a Japanese aircraft carrier.
		Japanese aircraft carrier JUNYO (picture taken after it was surrendered to the US in August of 1945).
		The Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commisioned the worlds first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the Hosho.
	www.bigaircraftguide.com /japanese-aircraft-carrier.html (650 words)

	The Battleship Kongo
		Hence the Treaty provision for aircraft carriers; and the candidate hulls, naturally, were from the incomplete battle cruisers, which would be the fastest ships.
		Like the two American carriers, the Akagi and Kaga might justly be called the first aircraft carriers that were truly capital ships, and they formed the core of the first carrier forces such as would come into their own in World War II.
		The old veteran of Pearl Harbor, the Coral Sea, and the Solomons, the aircraft carrier Shokaku, was sunk, and the new carrier Taiho, with an armored flight deck, was lost, in part because fumes from poorly refined aviation fuel exploded after a torpedo hit.
	www.friesian.com /kongo.htm (6746 words)

	USS Lexington (CV-2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The fourth USS ''Lexington'' (CV-2), nicknamed the "Gray Lady" or "Lady Lex", was the second aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.
		On the morning of the 8th, a ''Lexington'' plane located the ''Shokaku'' group; a strike was immediately launched from the American carriers, and the Japanese carrier was heavily damaged.
		The enemy penetrated to the American carriers at 11:00, and 20 minutes later ''Lexington'' was struck by a torpedo to port.
	www.infothis.com /find/USS_Lexington_(CV-2) (936 words)

	Bambooweb: Zuikaku
		aircraft carrier Zuikaku (空母瑞鶴;) was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy warships from whose flight decks the attack on Pearl Harbor was launched.
		Her aircraft, along with those of her sister ship Shokaku, also participated in several other naval battles of World War II.
		She was the last survivor of the carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/z/u/Zuikaku.html (134 words)

	Japanese Aircraft Carriers - Airplanes BR
		Wreckage from Japanese aircraft carrier sunk at Battle of Midway identified!
		Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu Career Ordered: Laid down: 8 July 1936, Yokosuka Launched: 15 November 1937 Commissioned: 5 July 1939 Fate: Sunk by.
		Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu Career Ordered: Laid down: November 20, 1934 Launched: December 23, 1935 Commissioned: December 29, 1937.
	airplanes.br.com /japanese-aircraft-carriers.html (440 words)

	U.S. Navy Archives: Naval Air War In The Pacific
		Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho is torpedoed by U.S. carrier planes
		Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku is attacked by U.S. carrier planes
		Japanese battleship Yamato is hit by a bomb near her forward main turret.
	www.daveswarbirds.com /navalwar/archives.htm (2122 words)

	We are here today to remember and salute the 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We are dedicated to the restoration of this boat because she represents one of the few remaining "Living Memorials" to our fellow Submariners that gave their lives for the freedoms we know today.
		Cavalla is an outstanding example as a Memorial because she earned the Presidential Unit Citation during World War II for sinking the mighty Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku.
		Shokaku was one of the carriers that participated in the dastardly attack on the U S Navy and America on the morning of December 7th, 1941.
	www.cavalla.org /speech.html (511 words)

	Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku - TheBestLinks.com - August 8, December 12, June 1, 1939, ...
		Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku - TheBestLinks.com - August 8, December 12, June 1, 1939,...
		Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku, August 8, December 12, June 1, 1939, 1941...
		She was laid down at Yokosuka Dockyard on December 12 1937, launched on June 1 1939, and commissioned in August 8 1941.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shokaku.html (332 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Submarine USS Cavalla of the Gato class
		USS Cavalla was called \\\"The Luckiest Ship in the Submarine Service\\\" because of her outstanding performance during her short time in service before the end of World War II.
		Her greatest sinking, during six war patrols, was the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku that had participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
		H.J. Kossler) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku (25675 tons, offsite link) some 140 nautical miles north of Yap Island in position 11.50N, 137.57E.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/2990.html (310 words)

	Japanese Aircraft Carriers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Throughout the 1920's and 1930's, they constantly experimented with their carriers, perfecting their design and construction methods, and honing the demanding art of blue-water power projection.
		As a result, by the time Japan attacked the United States, they possessed a fantastically effective naval aviation force, comprised of a core of six large carriers and several more light carriers, whose airwings were manned by long-serving, highly-skilled pilots.
		And even well after the debacle at Midway, Japanese carriers and their airwings retained a formaidable punch.
	www.combinedfleet.com /cv.htm (137 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku
		Science Fair Projects - Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku
		After repairs, Shokaku took part in two further 1942 battles, both in concert with her sistership: the battle of the Eastern Solomons, where they damaged USS Enterprise, and the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, where they sank USS Wasp but Shokaku was once again seriously damaged by dive bombers.
		Yahagi, Urakaze, Wakatsuki, And Hatsuzuki rescued Captain Matsubara and 570 men.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Shokaku (670 words)

	Battle of the Coral Sea -- Attacks on Shokaku
		After scouts from USS Lexington located the Japanese carriers, she launched an attacking force of twelve torpedo planes, twenty-two bombers and nine fighters.
		Only some of these planes found the enemy, also Shokaku, and hit her with another bomb.
		With her flight deck so damaged as to preclude launching aircraft, though they could still land on board, the Japanese carrier was no longer combat effective.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/wwii-pac/coralsea/cs-5c.htm (697 words)

	Antics, Tamiya 1:700 Shokaku Japanese Aircraft Carrier (Waterline Series) (31213)
		Antics, Tamiya 1:700 Shokaku Japanese Aircraft Carrier (Waterline Series) (31213)
		Tamiya's quality is second to none, with the kits producing superb models.
		Tamiya 1:700 Shokaku Japanese Aircraft Carrier (Waterline Series) (31213)
	www.shipmodels.co.uk /567_1_1051280.html (157 words)

	Gato Class Submarine Model - USS Barb - 1/150 Scale Mahogany Model - WWII USN Sub
		USS Cavalla had a highly significant war record in the Pacific, earning a Presidential Unit Citation, and sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku on June 19, 1944.
		They were designed to dive to a depth of 400 feet as opposed to the 300 feet for Gato class boats.
		Like Gato class submarines they were built in large numbers and carried much of the burden of the submarine war in the Pacific.
	www.silentthundermodels.com /ship_models/gato.html (716 words)

	National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
		The role of American submarines in the war against Japan cannot be overestimated.
		This was accomplished by a force that never numbered more than two percent of naval personnel engaged in the war.
		USS Torsk is particularly significant in that she fired the last torpedoes of World War II and is credited with sinking the last Japanese combat ships to be lost in the war.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/butowsky1/warships6.htm (878 words)

	Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		She and her sister, the "Zuikaku" forming the Japanese 5th Carrier Division, acquired their aircraft just shortly before and were ready just in time for the Pearl Harbor attack.
		There Adm. Nagumo succeeded in extensively damaging support facilities.
		That task completed, the task force sailed out and found/sank one British carrier; the Hermes, and two cruisers; the Cornwall & Dorsetshire, prior to moving on to the Coral Sea.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/japanese_aircraft_carrier_shokaku (318 words)

	Submarine Organizations and Historical Resources
		USS Archerfish (SS-311) Capt. Joe Enright and crew sent the Japanese Super - Aircraft Carrier Shinano to the bottom in World War Two with one salvo of torpedoes!
		USS Cavalla (SS-244) Museum On her 1st WWII patrol Cavalla sank the 30,000 ton Japanese Aircraft Carrier Shokaku.
		This group, commanded by Capt. Daniel Gallery on the aircraft carrier USS Guadalcanal, just weeks later boarded and captured the German submarine U-505 off the coast of Africa.
	www.sonic.net /~books/new.html (931 words)

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