Battle of MidwayBelligerentsUnited StatesJapanCommanders and leadersChester NimitzFrank Jack FletcherRaymond SpruanceIsoroku YamamotoNobutake KondōChūichi NagumoTamon Yamaguchi†Units involvedPacific FleetTask Force 16Task Force 17Midway GarrisonUSAAFUSMCCombined Fleet1st Fleet2nd Fleet5th Fleet11th Air FleetStrength3 fleet carriers7 heavy cruisers1 light cruiser15 destroyers233 carrier-based aircraft127 land-based aircraft16 submarines9 PT boats1st Carrier Striking Force:4 fleet carriers2 battleships2 heavy cruisers1 light cruiser12 destroyers248 carrier-based aircraft16 floatplanes13 submarinesMidway Support Force:4 heavy cruisers2 destroyers12 floatplanesDid not participate in battle:2 light carriers5 battleships4 heavy cruisers2 light cruisers~35 support shipsCasualties and losses1 fleet carrier sunk1 destroyer sunkfleet tonnage destroyed: 21,300 long tons (21,600 t)~150 aircraft destroyed~307 KIAincluding 3 killed as prisoners4 fleet carriers sunk1 heavy cruiser sunk1 heavy cruiser damaged2 destroyers damagedfleet tonnage destroyed: 119,100 long tons (121,000 t)248 aircraft destroyed3,057 KIA37 capturedThe Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Fleet carrierA fleet carrier is an aircraft carrier designed to operate with the main fleet of a nation's navy. The term was developed during World War II, to distinguish it from the escort carrier and other less capable types. In addition to many medium-sized carriers and supercarriers, some light carriers are also classed as fleet carriers. HistoryAircraft carriers were designed in the years between World War I and World War II.
Chūichi NagumoChūichi Nagumo (南雲 忠一, Nagumo Chūichi; 25 March 1887 – 6 July 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Nagumo led Japan's main carrier battle group, the Kido Butai, in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, and over the following months in successful raids on Darwin in Australia and in the Indian Ocean. In June 1942, he participated at the Battle of Midway, where his strike force suffered a crushing defeat.
Carrier battle groupA carrier battle group (CVBG) is a naval fleet consisting of an aircraft carrier capital ship and its large number of escorts, together defining the group. The CV in CVBG is the United States Navy hull classification code for an aircraft carrier. The first naval task forces built around carriers appeared just prior to and during World War II. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the first to assemble many carriers into a single task force, known as the Kido Butai.
Aircraft carrierAn aircraft carrier is a warship designed to carry, launch, recover and support aircraft at sea, equipped with a full-length flight deck and hangar facilities that allow it to serve as a mobile, seagoing airbase. Typically it is the capital ship of a fleet (known as a carrier battle group), as it allows a naval force to project seaborne air power far from national territory without depending on local airfields for the staging of aircraft operations.
Combined FleetThe Combined Fleet (聯合艦隊, Rengō Kantai) was the main sea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Until 1933, the Combined Fleet was not a permanent organization, but a temporary force formed for the duration of a conflict or major naval maneuvers from various units normally under separate commands in peacetime.
Torpedo bomberA torpedo bomber is a military aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with aerial torpedoes. Torpedo bombers came into existence just before the First World War almost as soon as aircraft were built that were capable of carrying the weight of a torpedo, and remained an important aircraft type until they were rendered obsolete by anti-ship missiles.
Imperial Japanese NavyNavy of Japan between 1868 and 1945Military unitThe Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) was formed between 1952 and 1954 after the dissolution of the IJN. The IJN was the third largest navy in the world by 1920, behind the Royal Navy and the United States Navy (USN).
Attack on Pearl Harbor1941 Japanese attack on the USBelligerentsUnited States JapanCommanders and leadersHusband E. KimmelWalter ShortIsoroku YamamotoChūichi NagumoUnits involvedUS Pacific Fleet1st Air FleetStrength8 battleships8 cruisers30 destroyers4 submarines73 other ships390 aircraft6 aircraft carriers2 battleships2 heavy cruisers1 light cruiser9 destroyers8 tankers23 fleet submarines5 midget submarines414 aircraft (353 took part in the raid)Casualties and losses4 battleships sunk4 battleshi…
Pacific WarTheater of World War IIBelligerentsAllies ChinaUnited StatesUnited Kingdom and EmpireKingdom of the NetherlandsAxis JapanCommanders and leadersAllied leadersChiang Kai-shekFranklin D. RooseveltWinston ChurchillAxis leadersHirohito Strength23,275,564+ troops (total) 14,000,000 3,621,383+ (1945) 400,000 2,000,000 140,000 1,747,465 (1945)8,926,500–9,026,500+ troops (total) 7,800,000–7,900,000 (1945) 126,500Puppets: est.
Light aircraft carrierA light aircraft carrier, or light fleet carrier, is an aircraft carrier smaller than the standard carriers of a navy. The precise definition of the type varies by country; light carriers typically have a complement of aircraft only one-half to two-thirds the size of a full-sized fleet carrier.
Carrier air wingGroup of aircraft units operating from an aircraft carrier Diverse aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Two fly in formation above the USS Abraham Lincoln. A carrier air wing (abbreviated CVW) is an operational naval aviation organization composed of several aircraft squadrons and detachments of various types of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.glass jawRelated word or term.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.