Character

Shouhou

Shouhou is an archer light carrier, who wears relatively little clothing. She wears a bandeau which shares the same appearance as the real ship's flight deck, a half of a shirt on her right side, and a skirt. She is the name ship of the Shouhou class light carrier comprised of herself and sister, Zuihou. • Shouhou translates to "auspicious phoenix". • She originally was laid down as the submarine tender / fleet oiler "Tsurugizaki", she was renamed and converted while under construction into an aircraft carrier by the 2nd Naval Armaments Supplement Programme with Zuihou. • Her name was mistranslated by the Americans as "Ryukaku". • Sunk by air attack during the Battle of Coral Sea, 7 May 1942. She was the first Japanese aircraft carrier to be sunk during World War II.