2307 - A collection belonging to a ship's doctor on the aircraft carrier Shokaku. Includes a blue cardboard box that is damaged but complete. An inventory sheet with kanji written on the underside of the lid. Contains two shell fragments, as well as a piece of melted aluminum from an airplane. A Japanese anti-aircraft shell casing. This ship’s doctor recovered all these items during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Note some wear and patina on the items. Condition II+. The Shōkaku was an aircraft carrier of the same class, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1930s. Along with its sister ship, the Zuikaku, it took part in major naval operations during the Pacific War in World War II, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, the raid on Ceylon, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Guadalcanal Campaign. In June 1944, while en route to the Mariana Islands, the Shōkaku was torpedoed by an American submarine during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The Battle of the Coral Sea was a naval battle of the Pacific War during World War II, fought from May 4 to 8, 1942, between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Allied naval and air forces of the United States and Australia. This engagement was the first purely air-sea battle in history, in which the opposing naval forces engaged each other using aircraft without ever coming within gun range. Collection belonging to a shipboard doctor serving aboard the aircraft carrier Shōkaku. Includes a damaged but complete blue cardboard box. Inventory sheet with kanji beneath the lid. Contains two shell fragments and a piece of melted aircraft aluminum. One Japanese antiaircraft shell casing. The shipboard doctor collected all these objects during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Some wear and patina should be noted. Condition II plus. Shōkaku was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1930s. Together with her sister ship Zuikaku, she took part in major naval operations of the Pacific War during World War II, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, the raid on Ceylon, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Guadalcanal campaign. In June 1944, while sailing toward the Mariana Islands, Shōkaku was torpedoed by an American submarine during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The Battle of the Coral Sea was a naval engagement of the Pacific War during World War II, fought from May 4 to 8, 1942, between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. It was the first battle fought entirely by carrier-based aircraft, with the opposing naval forces engaging each other through their aircraft without ever coming within gun range of one another.