5 Devastating Japanese Carrier Losses During WWII

   / @nauticallore   Across the Pacific War, Japan’s carriers struck hard but suffered devastating losses. This compilation covers 5 dramatic carrier sinkings: Shōhō, the first carrier lost; Akagi, Pearl Harbor’s flagship sunk at Midway; Zuikaku, the last Pearl Harbor carrier destroyed; Shinano, the largest carrier ever built during WWII, sunk on her maiden voyage; and Unryū, Japan’s last fleet carrier, lost in the final months of the war. Chapters IJN Shōhō - 0:00 IJN Unryū - 14:55 IJN Zuikaku - 35:40 IJN Shinano - 57:12 IJN Akagi - 1:16:26