Keywords: Shokaku under attack 8 May 1942B.jpg en The Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku attacked by USS Yorktown CV-5 planes during the Battle of Coral Sea on the morning of 8 May 1942 Flames from a bomb hit on her forecastle are visible as are smoke and splashes from dive bombers' near misses off her starboard side Photographed from a Torpedo Squadron Five Douglas TBD-1 Devastator What appear to be erratic torpedo tracks are visible in the lower left Official US Navy photograph http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-coral-sea/battle-of-the-coral-sea--events-of-8-may-1942/battle-of-the-coral-sea--attacks-on-shokaku--8-may-1942/80-g-17030-shokaku html 80-G-17030; also U S Museum of Naval Aviation photo http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 31939 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 488 037 012 U S Navy 1942-05-08 PD-USGov-Military-Navy ShÅkaku ship 1941 Battle of the Coral Sea |