Japanese Strike Force The Ships That Attacked Pearl Harbor And Their Fate CV-Akagi Set on fire by planes from U.S.S. Enterprise June 4 1942. Torpedeoed and scuttled by Destroyers Arashi and Nowaki on June 5 1942 North West of Midway Island CV- Kaga Set on fire by planes from U.S.S. Enterprise and sunk June 4 1942 North West of Midway Island CV- Hiryu Set on fire by planes from U.S.S. Yorktown and U.S.S. Enterprise June 4 1942 Torpedeoed and scuttled by destroyers Kazegumo and Yugumo June 5 1942. North West of Midway Island CV- Soryu Set on fire and blown up by planes from U.S.S. Yorktown. Sunk North West of MIdway Island June 4 1942 SS- 168 U.S.S. Nautilus claims to have delivered the death blow by hitting Soryu with two torpedoes shortly after she was hit by Yorktown`s Aircraft CV- Shokaku Sunk by 3 torpedeos fired from the U.S.S Cavalla 140 miles North of Yap Island June 19 1944 CV- Zuikaku Struck by 6 torpedeos and 7 bombs from aircraft from U.S.S. Essex and U.S.S. Lexington and sunk 220 miles East North East of Cape Engano October 25 1944 BB- Hiei Crippled by 50 shell hits of 8 inch or less during the first Naval Battle Of Guadalcanal. Struck by 4 torpedeoes from aircraft of the U.S.S. Enterprise and sunk off Savo Island November 13 1942 BB- Kirishima Totally disabled from gunfire from the U.S.S. Washington during the Second Battle Of Guadalcanal. Kirishima recieved 9-16 inch and over 40-5 inch hits at a range of only 8400 yards and was scuttled November 15 1942 CA- Tone Sunk in shallow water by aircraft from Task Force 38 near Kure Island July 24 1945, Broken up for scrap in 1948 CA - Chickuma Torpedoed by aircraft from Task Force 77.4.2 North East of Samar. Scuttled by torpedoes from Destroyer Nowake October 25 1944 CL- Abukuma Bombed by U.S.A.A.F. aircraft 10 miles South East of Negros Phillippine Islands October 24 1944. Sank October 26 1944 DD- Tanikaze Torpedoed and sunk by U.S.S. Harder 90 miles South West of Basilan June 9 1944 DD- Urakaze Torpedoed and sunk by U.S.S. Sealoin 65 miles North North West of Keelung Formosa November 21 1944 DD- Isokaze Badly damaged by aircraft of Task Force 58. Scuttled 150 miles South West Nagasaki April 7 1945 DD- Hamakaze Sunk by aircraft from U.S.S. Hornet and U.S.S. Cabot 150 miles South West Nagasaki April 7 1945 DD- Kasumi Badly damaged by aircraft from Task Force 58 . Scuttled 150 miles South West Nagasaki April 7 1945 DD- Arare Torpedoed and sunk by U.S.S. Growler 7 miles East of Kiska Harbor Alaska July 5 1942 DD- Kagero Badly damaged by mine, sunk by U.S.N. aircraft 5 miles South West of Rendova May 8 1943 DD- Shiranui Sunk by aircraft of Task Force 77 80 miles North of Panay October 27 1944 DD- Akigumo Torpedoed and sunk by U.S.S. Redfin 30 miles South East of Zamboanga April 11 1944 DD- Akebono Sailed with Pearl Harbor Task Force but was assigned to bombard Midway Island Sunk by aircraft from Task Force 38 in Manila Bay November 13 1944 DD- Ushio Sailed with Pearl Harbor Task Force but was assigned to bombard Midway Island Ushio was the only Japanese ship that took part on Attack on Pearl Harbor not to be sunk during the war. Ushio surrendered badly damaged and was scrapped in 1946 |