World War II (1941-1945)
- Attack on Pearl Harbor (7 December 1941, destruction of much of the battleship fleet of the United States Navy (USN) in the Pacific Ocean)
- Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse (10 December 1941, destruction of the British Royal Navy (RN) Z force)
- Battle of Makassar Strait, (February 4, 1942, Japanese victory against USN and Dutch forces)
- Aerial attack on Darwin, Australia, (19 February 1942, Japanese victory)
- Battle of Badung Strait, (18–19 February 1942, Japanese victory)
- Battle of the Java Sea (27 February 1942, Japanese victory against forces of ABDA, the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command)
- Indian Ocean raid, (31 March 1942, Japanese victory against RN, Dutch, and Australian forces)
- Attack on Sydney Harbour (May-June 1942, Japanese victory)
- Battle of Madagascar (May-November 1942, Allied victory against Vichy French and small contingent of Japanese submarines)
- Battle of the Coral Sea (May 1942, tactical Japanese victory, strategic USN victory)
- Battle of Midway (5 June 1942, USN victory, the IJN loses four carriers while the USN loses one carrier)
- Battle of Savo Island (9 August 1942, Japanese tactical victory, strategically inconclusive)
- Battle of the Eastern Solomons (24 August 1942, inconclusive)
- Battle of Cape Esperance (October 11 – 12, 1942, USN tactical victory, strategically inconclusive)
- Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands (26 October 1942, Japanese tactical victory)
- Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12 November 1942, narrow USN victory)
- Battle of Tassafaronga (30 November 1942, Japanese tactical night battle victory, strategically inconclusive)
- Battle of the Bismarck Sea (23 December 1942, USN victory)
- Battle of the Komandorski Islands (26 March 1943, narrow USN victory)
- Battle of Kolombangara (12-13 July 1943, Japanese victory, evacuation of Japanese troops successful)
- Battle of Empress Augusta Bay (1 November 1943, USN victory)
- Battle of the Philippine Sea (19 June 1944, major USN victory, the IJN loses three carriers)
- Battle of Leyte Gulf (23 October 1944, major USN victory, the IJN loses four carriers while the USN loses one carrier)
- Battle of Okinawa (April 1-22 June 1945, major Allied victory)
- Operation Ten-Go (7 April 1945, destruction of the Yamato)
- Battle of Tokyo Bay (22 July-23 July 1945, USN victory)
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