where it was sunk. It was equipped with A6M2 Reisen fighters. – Light aircraft carrier equipped with A6M Reisen fighters. Participant of the First Battle of the Philippine Sea. – Flagship of Admiral Hosoyaga used in the Aleutian Islands and Solomon Islands, where she was sunk. Her main fighters were the A6M2 Reisen. – Transported about 30 A6M Reisen fighters to Rabaul, and took part in battles at Tulagi, New Britain, the Solomon Islands, and the Battle of Coral Sea with the A6M2 Reisen as her main fighter. – One of the most active of Japanese carriers, she participated in the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Rabaul, Port Darwin, the Admiralty Islands, New Guinea, the Philippines, as well as the invasion of Port Moresby, the Battle of Coral Sea, and the Battle of Santa Cruz. She was equipped with a variety of planes including the A6M2, A6M3, and A6M5 Reisen fighters. – Another old combatant in battles at Pearl Harbor, Wake Island, Indian Ocean, and Midway, where she was sunk along with her wing of A6M2 Reisen fighters. – Escort carrier that participated in the Battle of Midway, Battle of Santa Cruz, and Rabaul Base, and later sunk. She was equipped with A6M2 and A6M3 Reisen fighters. – A veteran of the Pearl Harbor Attack, she took part in attacks on Rabaul, Indian Ocean, New Guinea, the Santa Cruz Islands, and the invasion of Port Moresby and the Battle of Coral Sea. She was armed with A6M2 and A6M3 Reisen fighters. – Escort Carrier armed with A6M2 and A6M3 Reisen fighters. – Escort Flattop armed with A6M2, A6M3, and A6M5 Reisen fighters. – Escort Carrier armed with A6M2 and A6M5 Reisen fighters. – Escort Flattop armed with A6M2 and A6M5 Reisen fighters. – Large carrier projected for use with A6M5c and A6M6c Reisen fighters. – Large carrier projected for use of A6M5c and A6M6c Reisen fighters. – Escort Flattop equipped first with the A5M4, later replaced with A6M2 and A6M3. She participated in the South Seas Mandate, and operated in New Guinea, Singapore, the Indian Ocean, and the Philippines. – Escort Flattop equipped with A6M3 and A6M5 Reisen fighters that operated in the Philippines and Singapore. – Medium class carrier, equipped with A6M3 and A6M5 Reisen fighters. She participated in the South Seas Mandate, and operated in Guam, the Dutch Indies, and the Philippines. – Large Carrier equipped with A6M3 and