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CV Zuiho
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Zuiho | 1935/06/20 Yokosuka Kaigun Kosho | 1936/06/19 | 1940/12/27 | 1944/10/25
sunk | |
| Namesake: "Lucky or Auspicious Phoenix" ("astný nebo příznivý fénix") | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41/12/08 | MainFor/CarDiv4 | 16xA5M4,13xB5N2 | |||
| 42/01/11 | 42/03/01 | ECarFor | xJavaS | ||
| 42/02/17 | 42/03/02 | sail from Jokosuka to Davao and back to Hashiradzima | 99 | ||
| 42/05 | 42/06 | C3/MidInvFor/CarrSupDiv | xMidway-21xA6M2,6xB5N2 | ||
| 42/06/30 | 2ndFlt | Ominato - sail to Kurils | |||
| 42/06/30 | 42/07/14 | land Kiska | |||
| 42/07 | CarDiv1 | ||||
| 42/07/04 | 2ndFlt | off Aleuts | |||
| 42/09/01 | 42/09/06 | sail from Kure to Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/09/10 | 42/09/23 | 3rdFlt/StrFor1/MaFor/CarDiv1 | Solomons offensive patrol | 99 | |
| 42/10/26 | StrFor1/CarDiv1 | xSCruz -disable( 2 bombs - VS-10) > sail to Truk | 85 | ||
| 42/11/02 | 42/11/07 | sail from Truk to Kure with Shokaku and Cikuma screened by DesDiv4 | 99 | ||
| 43/01/18 | 43/01/23 | sail from Kure to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/01/31 | 43/02/09 | KE | DistCovFor/CarDiv2 | Guadalcanal evacuation | 103 |
| 43/05/03 | 43/05/08 | sail from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 43/07/09 | 43/07/15 | CarDiv1 | sail from Kure to Truk | 91 | |
| 43/09/19 | 43/09/25 | 3rdFlt/StrFor1/DesRon10/DesDiv4 | sail from Truk to Eniwetok and back as reaction on TF 50 strikes on Gilberts | 99 | |
| 43/11/02 | damage Truk > repairs Sasebo | ||||
| 43/11/05 | 43/11/10 | StrFor1 | sail from Truk to Jokosuka | 99 | |
| 43/11/16 | 43/11/21 | StrFor1 | sail from Jokosuka to Truk | 89 99 | |
| 43/11/30 | 43/12/05 | StrFor1 | sail from Truk to Jokosuka | ||
| 43/11/30 | StrFor1 | attacked by Skate 115 nm N of Truk (09-10N, 151-30E) | 85 | ||
| 43/12/12 | 43/12/17 | StrFor1 | sail from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | |
| 43/12/21 | 44/01/09 | sail from Truk to Jokosuka and back | 99 | ||
| 44/01/18 | 44/01/23 | sail from Truk to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 44/01/29 | 44/02/16 | sail from Jokosuka to Truk and back | 99 | ||
| 44/03/29 | 44/04/07 | sail from Jokosuka to Guam and back to Kure | 99 | ||
| 44/05/11 | 44/05/16 | sail from Saeki to Okinawa > Tawi Tawi | 99 | ||
| 44/06/19 | A-Go | AdvFor/CarDiv3 | xPhilip-damaged - 653rd kokutai (part): 21xA65Mb, 3xB6N, 6xB5N | 104 | |
| 44/10 | MainFor/CarDiv3 | xLeyte -21xA6M5,9xB5N2 | |||
| 44/10/25 | MainFor/CarDiv3 | xEngano-sunk(TF 38 - 2+ torpedoes, 6 bombs) ENE of Cape Engano (19-20N, 125-51E) | 85 104 | ||