| Classe: Nisshin | |
| Statistics: | Displacement: 12 300 tons Length: 188 meters Speed: 28 knots 20 planes 6 x 5'' guns |
| Date | Incident | Battle | Place |
| November 2, 1938 | Laid down | - | Japan |
| November 30, 1939 | Launched | Japan, seaplane carrier, christened Nisshin. | Japan |
| February 27, 1942 | Commissioned | - | Japan |
| June 4, 1942 | - | Other groups engaged in the operation for Midway. | Hawaii |
| October 11, 1942 | - | Cape Esperance. | Salomon Islands |
| July 22, 1943 | Sunk | - | Salomon Islands |