Zuikaku (Japanese: 瑞鶴, meaning "Auspicious Crane") was the second and last Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before the beginning of the Pacific War.

Dec 20, 2021 · IJN Shokaku and Zuikaku were arguably one of the finest non-armoured fleet aircraft carriers ever built by Japan and formed the bedrock of the Kido Butai during the early pacific war.

The Shōkaku class (翔鶴型, Shōkaku-gata) consisted of two aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1930s. Completed shortly before the start of the Pacific War in 1941, the Shōkaku and Zuikaku were called "arguably the best aircraft carriers in …

The Japanese fleet carrier Zuikaku ("Lucky Crane") and her sister ship Shokaku ("Happy Crane") are two-person-class modern aircraft carriers built in the 1930s. Both were abandoned after the naval treaty expired after World War I, and the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) had no restrictions on building new designs on a global scale.

Page details technical specifications, development, operational history of the IJN Zuikaku Conventionally-Powered Fleet Aircraft Carrier including pictures.

Built at Kawasaki Yard at Kobe. Laid down May 25, 1938. Commissioned in September 1941. On September 30, 1939 named Zuikaku 瑞鶴 meaning "happy crane" as the second ship of the Shōkaku Class aircraft carrier, sister ship to Shōkaku. By November 27, 1939 the hull was completed to the hangar deck and launched for fitting out.

On October 25th 1944, HIJMS Zuikaku, an aircraft carrier, was sunk by Aircraft of TF38 in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Phase 5, The Battle of Cape Engano. Zuikaku rolled over and sank, taking Rear Admiral Kaizuka Takeo and 842 men with her. …

In Mid 1942 two of the most modern aircraft carriers in the US Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy were the USS Enterprise and the HIJMS Zuikaku. So let’s take a look their dimensions, defensive capabilities and aircraft loadout.

Jan 17, 2017 · Commissioned with Captain Yokokawa Ichibei in command only three months before the Pearl Harbor attack, fleet carrier Zuikaku nevertheless participated in the attack that started the Pacific War.

Zuikaku (Japanese: 瑞鶴, meaning "Auspicious Crane") was the second and last Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before the beginning of the Pacific War.