to Haguro by destroyer. After he left, Taihō was torn by a second thunderous explosion and sank stern first at 16:28, taking 1,650 officers and men out of a complement of 2,150 down with her. She sank at coordinates . See also List by death toll of ships sunk by submarines References Bibliography External links Japanese Warships – Taihō Aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy Ships built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries 1943 ships World War II aircraft carriers of Japan Ships sunk by American submarines World War II shipwrecks in the Philippine Sea Maritime incidents in June 1944 Aircraft carrier fires