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Only two; the fleet carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann.
4 IJN carriers, 1 cruiser; 1 USN carrier, 1 destroyer.
The aircraft carriers Akagi, Kaga, Soryu and Hiryu were sunk and also the heavy cruiser Mikuma.
Kaga, Soryu, Akagi and Hiryu.No Japanese battleships were sunk at Midway, the four mentioned above were sunk but they were Aircraft Carriers, not battleships.
The U.S. sunk: The Akagi The Kaga The Soryu The Hiryu The Japanese sunk: The Yorktown
Only two; the fleet carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann.
4 IJN carriers, 1 cruiser; 1 USN carrier, 1 destroyer.
The aircraft carriers Akagi, Kaga, Soryu and Hiryu were sunk and also the heavy cruiser Mikuma.
Kaga, Soryu, Akagi and Hiryu.No Japanese battleships were sunk at Midway, the four mentioned above were sunk but they were Aircraft Carriers, not battleships.
The U.S. sunk: The Akagi The Kaga The Soryu The Hiryu The Japanese sunk: The Yorktown
141 deaths occurred which included one suicide. Remember, there were two carriers named Yorktown one was sunk at battle of Midway. The She was CV5 carrier vessel five and the second CV10 and was built in lessthan 18months
The USS Yorktown.
23456 ships sunk
The Battle of Midway
The USS Yorktown
Coral Sea was the first time that aircraft carriers fought each other in a naval battle. Coral Sea was a tactical victory for the IJN and a strategic victory for the USN. The IJN sunk more ships but they aborted their mission. Midway was a decisive naval victory for the USN.
109 ships of 593,864 tons in Atlantic