Shoho

The Shoho (in Japanese: 祥鳳, " " Phoenix bringing the chance" ") porte-avions of the Japanese Imperial Marine was a . It was put in building site in 1934 on the basis of changeable design which made it possible to bring it into service as aircraft carrier, Pétrolier, or Ravitailleur of submarines. It is in this third form that it was launched in 1935, under the name of Takasaki . Its conversion in the aircraft carrier started in 1940 and it was renamed Shoho on January 26th 1942.

In April of this same year, it was affected with the operation of cover of the invasion of Port-Moresby, in New Guinea. After having covered the unloading with Tulagi, on May 3rd, 1942, it entered in Mer of Coral. May 7th, with 7:55, it was attacked by fifty-three bombers in piqué, twenty-two planes destroyers and eighteen hunters of the aircraft carriers US Lexington and US Yorktown . Touched by seven Torpedes and thirteen bombs, it sank quickly, with 631 sailors on his board.

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