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Photo # 80-G-17026: Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho is torpedoed by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of 7 May 1942.

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-- JAPANESE NAVY SHIPS --

Shoho (Aircraft Carrier, 1942-1942)

Shoho, a 13,950-ton light aircraft carrier, entered service in January 1942. Originally the fast submarine support ship Tsurugisaki, which had been completed at Yokosuka Dockyard in 1939, the ship was renamed and her conversion to an aircraft carrier begun in 1941. On 7 May 1942, during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Shoho was sunk by an overwhelming dive bombing and torpedo attack delivered by aircraft from USS Lexington (CV-2) and USS Yorktown (CV-5).

This page features pictures of Shoho under attack during the Battle of Coral Sea. These are all the images we have of this ship.


If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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Photo #: 80-G-17026

Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942


Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho is torpedoed, during attacks by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of 7 May 1942.
Photographed from a USS Lexington (CV-2) plane.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 52KB; 740 x 425 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 
Photo #: 80-G-17025

Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942


Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho is hit, during attacks by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of 7 May 1942.
Photographed from a USS Lexington (CV-2) plane.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 420 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 
Photo #: 80-G-17024

Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942


Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of 7 May 1942. Photographed from a USS Lexington (CV-2) plane.
A TBD-1 torpedo plane is visible at right, beyond the large splash.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 58KB; 740 x 445 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 
Photo #: 80-G-17015

Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942


Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of 7 May 1942. Photographed from a USS Lexington (CV-2) plane.
A TBD-1 torpedo plane is visible against the smoke in the center of the view.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 55KB; 740 x 415 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 
Photo #: 80-G-17048

Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942


Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of 7 May 1942.
Photographed from a USS Yorktown (CV-5) torpedo plane.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 610 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 
Photo #: 80-G-17047

Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942


Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of 7 May 1942.
A TBD "Devastator" is visible in the lower right center, and another plane can be seen in the top center.
Photographed from a USS Yorktown (CV-5) torpedo plane.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 68KB; 740 x 605 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 
Photo #: 80-G-17046

Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942


Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of 7 May 1942.
Photographed from a USS Yorktown (CV-5) torpedo plane.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 85KB; 740 x 625 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

 


NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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