Aircraft Carriers
| Name | Location | Date | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornet | 08°38′S 166°43′E / 8.633°S 166.717°E / -8.633; 166.717, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands | 01942-10-2626 October 1942 | Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes |
| Lexington | 15°12′S 155°27′E / 15.2°S 155.45°E / -15.2; 155.45, Battle of the Coral Sea | 01942-05-088 May 1942 | Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes |
| Princeton | 15°21′N 123°31′E / 15.35°N 123.517°E / 15.35; 123.517, Battle of Leyte Gulf | 01944-10-2424 October 1944 | Sunk by land-based aircraft bomb |
| Wasp | 12°25′S 164°08′E / 12.417°S 164.133°E / -12.417; 164.133 | 01942-09-1515 September 1942 | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19 |
| Yorktown | 30°36′N 176°34′W / 30.6°N 176.567°W / 30.6; -176.567, Battle of Midway | 01942-06-077 June 1942 | Crippled by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes, sank after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168 |
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