 One of six carriers to participate in the Pearl Harbor attack, "Zuikaku" was the last of the six to be sunk in the war (four in the Battle of Midway and "Shōkaku" in the Battle of the Philippine Sea).In 1941, "Zuikaku", under the command of Captain Yokokawa Ichibei, and her sister ship comprised Carrier Division 5.On 26 November 1941, she left Hitokappu Bay for the attack on Pearl Harbor as part of the "Kido Butai" ("Mobile Force").