The Carrier Project

Lists of Other Ships

Aircraft Carriers

Ship Name & Nationality	Designation and/or Type of Ship	Referred to on Page	Websites Website is specific to the ship unless otherwise noted
Fate/Notes

Akagi	Akagi-class aircraft carrier	The Birth of Naval Aviation CV-5 USS Yorktown CV-8 USS Hornet	Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center Wikipedia
Scuttled by torpedo 5 June 1942 after being crippled by air attack at the Battle of Midway.

Argus	Argus-class fleet carrier	The Birth of Naval Aviation	Fleet Air Arm Wikipedia
After being paid-off (decommissioned) in 1944, Argus served as an accomodation ship before being scrapped in December 1947.

Courageous	Courageous-class fleet carrier	The Birth of Naval Aviation	Fleet Air Arm Wikipedia
Torpedoed by u-boat U-29 on 17 September 1939, southwest of Ireland.

Eagle	Eagle-class fleet carrier	The Birth of Naval Aviation CV-7 USS Wasp	Fleet Air Arm Wikipedia
While escorting the "Operation Pedestal" convoy to Malta, Eagle was hit by four torpedoes fired by u-boat U-73. She sank in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Cape Salinas, Majorca.

Furious	Furious-class fleet carrier	The Birth of Naval Aviation Carrier Timeline: 1918	Fleet Air Arm Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center Wikipedia
HMS Furious survived World War II to be scrapped at Troon, 1948-1954.

Glorious	Courageous-class fleet carrier	The Birth of Naval Aviation	Fleet Air Arm Wikipedia
Returning to Scapa Flow during the evacuation of Norway (June 1940), Glorious and two escorts were attacked by the German battlecruisers DKM Scharnhorst and DKM Gneisenau. The carrier and both escorting destroyers were sunk in the ensuing battle.

Hermes	Hermes-class fleet carrier	The Birth of Naval Aviation	Fleet Air Arm Wikipedia
Sunk by Japanese carrier aircraft in the Indian Ocean off the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 9 April 1942.

Hiryu	Soryu-class aircraft carrier	CV-5 USS Yorktown CV-8 USS Hornet	Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center Wikipedia
Hit by four bombs, Hiryu is wrecked and burns, but remains afloat overnight until sinking on the morning of 5 June 1942, at the Battle of Midway.

Hosho	Hosho-class aircraft carrier	The Birth of Naval Aviation Carrier Timeline: 1922	Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center Wikipedia
Broken up at Hitachi Zosen, Sakurajima, Japan, 1946-1947. Hosho was Japan's first aircraft carrier.

Illustrious	Illustrious-class fleet carrier	CV-3 USS Saratoga The World at War	Fleet Air Arm Wikipedia
Sold for scrap, 3 November 1956.

Kaga	Kaga-class aircraft carrier	The Birth of Naval Aviation CV-5 USS Yorktown CV-8 USS Hornet	Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center Wikipedia
Scuttled by torpedo after being crippled by air attack, 4 June 1942, at the Battle of Midway.

Shoho	Shoho-class aircraft carrier	CV-2 USS Lexington CV-5 USS Yorktown	Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center Wikipedia
During the Battle of the Coral Sea, 7 May 1942, Shoho is discovered and attacked by aircraft operating from CV-2 USS Lexington and CV-5 USS Yorktown. Hit by approximately 7 torpedoes and 13 bombs, she sinks at 0835. Shoho is the first Japanese carrier lost in World War II.

Shokaku	Shokaku-class aircraft carrier	CV-5 USS Yorktown CV-8 USS Hornet	Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center Wikipedia
Sunk by torpedoes fired by SS-244 USS Cavalla during the Battle of the Marianas (The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot), 19 June 1944.

Soryu	Soryu-class aircraft carrier	CV-5 USS Yorktown CV-8 USS Hornet	Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center Wikipedia
Sunk after being hit by three 1000lb bombs and exploding, 4 June 1942, at the Battle of Midway.

Zuikaku	Shokaku-class aircraft carrier	CV-5 USS Yorktown	Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center Wikipedia
Sunk by torpedoes and bombs during the Battle of Cape Engano, 25 October 1944.