abandoned at 15:10. Zuihō sank at 15:26 at position with the loss of 7 officers and 208 men. The destroyer and the battleship rescued 58 officers and 701 men between them. References Bibliography Further reading External links Zuihō history Zuihō-class aircraft carriers Ships built by Yokosuka Naval Arsenal 1936 ships World War II aircraft carriers of Japan World War II shipwrecks in the South China Sea Maritime incidents in October 1944 Aircraft carriers sunk by aircraft Ships sunk by US aircraft