 Shōkaku , Soaring Crane raive ngarava inotungamira yekirasi yake yevaviri vanotakura ndege yeImperial Japanese Navy IJN nguva pfupi Hondo yePacific isati yatanga. Pamwe chete nechikepe chehanzvadzi yake, akabatanidzwa muhondo dzinoverengeka dzehondo dzehondo munguva yehondo, kusanganisira kurwiswa kwePearl Harbor, Hondo yeGungwa reCoral uye Hondo yeSanta Cruz Islands.risati raputirwa uye rakanyudzwa nechikepe cheU.S. muHondo yeGungwa rePhilippine. 