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CV Zuikaku
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Sokaku | 1938/05/25 Kawasaki Kobe | 1939/11/27 | 1941/09/25 | 1944/10/24
sunk | |
| Namesake: "Lucky or Fortunate or Auspicious Crane" ("astný nebo příznivý jeřáb") | |||||
| TTD differences from class:43: radars 21 go,13 go | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41 | 1stAirFlt/CarDiv5 | 18xA6M2,27xD3A1,27xB5N2 | |||
| 41/11/22 | 41/12/24 | raidPH | StrFor1/CarDiv5 | ||
| 41/12/30 | 42/01/03 | Kure - overhaul | 99 | ||
| 42/01/05 | sail from Kure to Hiroshima Bay | 99 | |||
| 42/01/08 | 42/03/08 | StrFor1/CarDiv5 | |||
| 42/01/08 | 42/01/14 | sail from Hashiradzima to Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/01/17 | 42/01/29 | R | StrFor1/LaeStrGrp/CarDiv5 | land Rabaul & Kavieng | 99 |
| 42/02/01 | 42/02/08 | StrFor1/CarDiv5 | hunting TF 8,TF 17 after Revenge Raid | 74 | |
| 42/02/09 | 42/02/13 | sail from Palau to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 42/02/13 | 42/02/28 | Jokosuka and Mikawa Bay | 99 | ||
| 42/02/28 | 42/03/0? | sail from Jokosuka to Kure | 99 | ||
| 42/03/11 | 42/03/16 | sail with Shokaku, Ise and Hijuga searching for enemy believed approaching to homeland | 99 | ||
| 42/03/17 | 42/03/24 | sail from Jokosuka to Staring Bay, Celebes | 99 | ||
| 42/03/26 | 42/04/18 | C | StrFor1/CarGrp/CarDiv5 | raid Indian Ocean | 74 |
| 42/04/19 | 42/04/25 | sail from Mako, Pescadores to Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/05/01 | 42/05/15 | StrFor | xCoralS-21xA6M2,21xD3A1,21xB5N2 | ||
| 42/05/16 | 42/05/21 | sail from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 42/05/21 | Kure | 15 | |||
| 42/06/14 | 42/07/14 | land Kiska | |||
| 42/06/15 | 42/06/23 | sail from Kure to Ominato | 99 | ||
| 42/06/25 | 1stAirFlt/StrFor2/CarDiv5 | ||||
| 42/06/28 | 42/07/?? | sail from Ominato to homeland | 99 | ||
| 42/07/14 | 3rdFlt/StrFor/CarDiv1 | IJN reorganization | 99 | ||
| 42/07/30 | 42/08/12 | Kure - drydock | 15 99 | ||
| 42/08/16 | 42/09/05 | KI | StrFor1/CarDiv1 | xEasSol-27xA6M2,27xD3A1,18xB5N2 | |
| 42/09/05 | 42/10/11 | 3rdFlt/StrFor/MaFor/CarDiv1 | patrol N of Solomons | 15 99 | |
| 42/09/10 | 42/09/23 | out of Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/09/23 | 42/10/11 | Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/10/11 | 42/10/30 | StrFor1/CarDiv1 | xSCruz -18xA6M2,20xD3A,23xB5N | ||
| 42/10/15 | StrFor1/CarDiv1 | attacking convoy off San Cristobal - sinking Meredith | 15 99 | ||
| 42/10/17 | 42/10/26 | CF/3rdFlt/StrFor/CarDiv1 | sail from Truk to Eniwetok and back as reaction on US raids on Wake | 99 | |
| 42/11 | 43/03 | patro: betw Japan <> Solomons | 15 | ||
| 42/11/04 | 42/11/10 | sail from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 42/12 | Inland Sea - exercises with Fuso, Jamashiro and Musashi | 99 | |||
| 42/12/26 | 42/12/28 | sail from Kure to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 42/12/31 | 43/01/04 | sail from Kure to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/01/07 | 43/01/12 | sail from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 43/01/18 | 43/01/23 | sail from Kure to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/01/29 | 43/02/09 | KE | DistCovFor/CarDiv1 | cover Guadalcanal evacuation | 103 99 |
| 43/02/08 | 43/05/03 | Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/05/03 | 43/05/08 | sail from Truk to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 43/05/15 | sail froom Kure to Kisarazu, Tokio Bay | 99 | |||
| 43/06/11 | 43/06/20 | Kure - drydock | 15 | ||
| 43/07/09 | 43/07/15 | CarDiv1 | sail from Kure to Truk | 91 | |
| 43/09/18 | 43/09/25 | CF/3rdFlt/StrFor/CarDiv1 | sail from Truk to Eniwetok and back as reaction on US raids on Tarawa and Makin | 99 | |
| 43/10/30 | 43/11/13 | RO | CF/3rdFlt/StrFor/CarDiv1 | Rabaul reinforcement | 99 |
| 43/12/07 | 43/12/12 | sail from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 43/12/12 | 44/02/06 | Kure | 99 | ||
| 44/01/08 | 44/01/17 | Kure - drydock | 15 | ||
| 44/02/06 | 44/02/13 | sail from Kure to Singapore | 99 | ||
| 44/02/20 | 44/02/27 | sail from Singapore to Kure | 99 | ||
| 44/03/08 | 44/03/15 | sail from Kure to Singapore | 99 | ||
| 44/03/20 | 44/03/20 | sail from Singapore to Lingga Roads | 99 | ||
| 44/03/25 | 44/03/25 | sail from Lingga to Singapore | 99 | ||
| 44/03/25 | 44/05/06 | Singapore - drydock | 15 | ||
| 44/05/12 | 44/05/15 | sail from Lingga to Tawi-Tawi | 15 99 | ||
| 44/06/13 | 44/06/24 | A-Go | ForA/CarDiv1 | xPhilip - - 601st kokutai (part): 26xA6M5, 23xD4Y, 17xB6N, 2xD3A | 99 104 |
| 44/06/20 | A-Go | ForA/CarDiv1 | xPhilip-damage (San Jacinto & Enterprise aircraft) | 15 | |
| 44/06/23 | Kure | 15 | |||
| 44/07/14 | 44/08/02 | Kure - drydock | 15 | ||
| 44/08/10 | 3rdFlt/CarDiv3 | 15 | |||
| 44/09/13 | 44/10/20 | Oita | 99 | ||
| 44/10/20 | 44/10/24 | MainFor/CarDiv3 | xLeyte -601.kokutai, 653.kokutai | 39 99 | |
| 44/10/21 | 44/10/23 | MainFor/CarDiv3 | recon -off Philippines | 15 | |
| 44/10/24 | MainFor/CarDiv3 | xEngano-sunk(TF 38 - 7 torp., 9 bombs) - 49/794 KIA, 47/815 survivors rescued by Wakacuki and Kuwa | 39 99 104 | ||