The Japanese lost the light carrier Shoho sunk, plus a cruiser and assorted minesweepers and smaller craft. Needless to say, most of the Pacific Fleet’s battleships were being repaired and salvaged after being sunk at Pearl Harbor. The fleet carrier Yorktown was also heavily damaged. Navy had lost the fleet carrier Lexington, fleet oiler Neosho, and destroyer Sims. The Battle of the Coral Sea weeks before had been notable as the first clash of battle fleets conducted entirely through aircraft, without the ships of either opposing fleet ever making contact with each other. Four of those six would be lost at Midway.
The Japanese carrier fleet for the attack on Pearl Harbor consisted of Akagi, Kaga, Shokaku, Zuikaku, Soryu, and Hiryu. Japanese aircraft, including Aichi D3A1 Vals, warm up on the deck of an unidentified Japanese carrier before launching.
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