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Zuikaku

Zuikaku Japanese Aircraft Carrier

Zuikaku Japanese Aircraft Carrier

Zuikaku was a Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her complement of aircraft took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor that formally brought the United States into the Pacific War, and she fought in several of the most important naval battles of the war, before being sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

Pearl Harbour

  • Zuikaku at Hitokappu Bay prior to sortieing to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
    Zuikaku at Hitokappu Bay prior to sortieing to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
  • Zuikaku (foreground), Kaga (near background) and Akagi (far background) head for Pearl Harbor
    Zuikaku (foreground), Kaga (near background) and Akagi (far background) head for Pearl Harbor
  • Kaga (foreground) and Zuikaku (background) head towards Hawaii through heavy seas in November or December 1941 to attack Pearl Harbor
    Kaga (foreground) and Zuikaku (background) head towards Hawaii through heavy seas in November or December 1941 to attack Pearl Harbor
  • Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero fighter EII-111 from the Zuikaku takes off during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
    Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero fighter EII-111 from the Zuikaku takes off during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • B5N2 Kate taking off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Zuikaku for the attack on Pearl Harbor
    B5N2 Kate taking off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Zuikaku for the attack on Pearl Harbor
  • Nakajima B5N2 torpedo bomber takes off from Zuikaku on May 8, 1942
    Nakajima B5N2 torpedo bomber takes off from Zuikaku on May 8, 1942

Battle of the Coral Sea

Nakajima B5N2 torpedo bomber takes off from Zuikaku on May 8, 1942
Nakajima B5N2 torpedo bomber takes off from Zuikaku on May 8, 1942

Battle of the Philippine Sea

Battle of the Philippine Sea Zuikaku and the destroyers Akizuki and Wakatsuki while under attack by US Navy carrier aircraft 20 June 1944
Battle of the Philippine Sea Zuikaku and the destroyers Akizuki and Wakatsuki while under attack by US Navy carrier aircraft 20 June 1944

Battle off Cape Engano

  • Zuikaku underway 25 October 1944 during the Battle off Cape Engaño
    Zuikaku underway 25 October 1944 during the Battle off Cape Engaño
  • Zuikaku 25 Oct 1944
    Zuikaku 25 Oct 1944
  • Zuikaku with destroyer Wakatsuki underway during US carrier plane attacks at about 1330 on 25 October 1944 during the Battle off Cape Engaño
    Zuikaku with destroyer Wakatsuki underway during US carrier plane attacks at about 1330 on 25 October 1944 during the Battle off Cape Engaño
  • Zuikaku under attack and smoking, though still under way, 25 October 1944
    Zuikaku under attack and smoking, though still under way, 25 October 1944
  • Zuikaku (center) and (probably) Zuiho (right) under dive bombing attack during the Battle off Cape Engano
    Zuikaku (center) and (probably) Zuiho (right) under dive bombing attack during the Battle off Cape Engano
  • Bombs are falling near the Zuiho in lower left center. Zuikaku is burning and dead in the water in the right center distance

Zuikaku Sinking

  • Zuikaku settling as she sinks 25 Oct 1944 profile of an Avenger is seen flying overhead
    Zuikaku settling as she sinks 25 Oct 1944 profile of an Avenger is seen flying overhead
  • Zuikaku dead in the water listing and afire at about 1400 hrs 25 October, following the days third attack on the Japanese force Ship at right is the battleship Ise
    Zuikaku dead in the water listing and afire at about 1400 hrs 25 October, following the days third attack on the Japanese force Ship at right is the battleship Ise
  • Zuikaku's crew jettisoning explosives 25 Oct 1944
    Zuikaku’s crew jettisoning explosives 25 Oct 1944
  • Officers Salute as Zuikaku Sinks
    Officers Salute as Zuikaku Sinks

Miscellaneous Photos of Zuikaku

  • Zuikaku Nov 1941
    Zuikaku Nov 1941
  • Zuikaku, east of the Solomon Islands, on May 5, 1942
    Zuikaku, east of the Solomon Islands, on May 5, 1942
  • A crewman on Shokaku surveys damage to the ship, probably at Truk 1942 Zuikaku in background
    A crewman on Shokaku surveys damage to the ship, probably at Truk 1942 Zuikaku in background
  • Zuikaku conducts air operations in the Indian Ocean in April 1942
    Zuikaku conducts air operations in the Indian Ocean in April 1942
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    Zuikaku
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    Zuikaku
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    Zuikaku
  • Bridge of Zuikaka with 21-GO Rader
    Bridge of Zuikaka with 21-GO Rader