British ship HMS Athletic was sunk by Japanese planes at Trincomalee Harbor, Sri Lanka, on April 9, 1942

Japanese ship Kaga was sunk by U.S. carrier planes at Midway on June 5, 1942

Japanese ship Akagi was sunk by U.S. carrier planes at Midway on June 5, 1942

Japanese ship Flying Dragon was sunk by U.S. carrier planes at Midway on June 5-6, 1942

Japanese carrier Ryukyu (a light carrier) was sunk by aircraft.

JAPANESE FEIRYU Sunk by U.S. carrier planes at Midway on June 5-6, 1942

JAPANESE RYUCHI (Light Carrier) Sunk by U.S. planes in the battle for the Solomon Islands on August 24, 1942

JAPANESE TENJO Sunk by U.S. planes in Kure Harbor on July 28, 1945 after being wounded by U.S. planes on the 24th

U.S.S. LEAXINGTON Sunk by Japanese torpedo planes and bombers in the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 8, 1942

USS Yorktown June 7, 1942 Partially repaired by Japanese bombers in the Battle of Midway on the 4th, then torpedoed by Japanese torpedo planes, and finally attacked by Japanese submarines on the 3rd and sunk on the 3rd

USS Hornet Oct. 26, 1942 Sunk by Japanese planes on the 26th, Oct. 1942 Three times plus two kamikaze attacks and sunk. Sunk by three kamikaze attacks by Japanese planes and two kamikaze attacks on October 26, 1942

Japanese Hosho (light carrier) sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 7, 1942 by Lexington and Yorktown carrier planes

Japanese Aoshiro (light carrier) sunk by U.S. carrier planes during the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942

Japanese Ruizuru sunk by U.S. carrier planes in the Battle of Leyte Gulf on October 25, 1944

Japanese Ruizuru sunk by Japanese torpedo planes and finally by Japanese submarines after three attacks on her. ship's planes in the battle of Leyte Gulf

No aircraft carriers have been sunk since World War II.

No carriers have been sunk since World War II.