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Carrier (2000)

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Much of the attention on Japanese aircraft carriers is focused on the big ships. Akagi, Kaga, Zuikaku...so on and so forth. The light carriers tend to fall a bit by the wayside. Perhaps a short blurb, here or there.

In today's video, we'll be changing that a little. And looking at Shoho, perhaps the unluckiest of the bunch. Subjected to a massive air attack, at the Battle of the Coral Sea. The first Japanese carrier lost in the war, overwhelmed by a force she never stood a chance against.

What truly makes her unlucky is that this came only a few months after her conversion to a carrier.

Further Reading:
https://www.amazon.com/Warships-Imper...
https://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Japan...
https://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Japan...
http://www.combinedfleet.com/shoho.htm