Four Japanese carriers were sunk during this engagement.

In this second part of the great Battle for Leyte Gulf, all four Japanese carriers were sunk.

Despite serious damage, she continued in action and took on board a large number of planes and crewmen from Hornet when that carrier was sunk.

Yet, when Nagumo's carriers were sunk, Yamamoto lost an opportunity to salvage something.

The hope was that the Australian carriers would be sunk before planes like those could strike.... They hoped.

The carrier and her escorting destroyer were quickly sunk by the Japanese aircraft.

The carrier was later sunk by American submarines on November 15, 1944.

The carrier and her escorts were sunk with the loss of more than 1,500 men.

Obviously doomed, the carrier was later sunk by destroyer torpedo and gunfire, and the American force retired to the southwest.

Following the disastrous battle, during which all four Japanese carriers were sunk or scuttled, she took on survivors from the four flattops before returning to Japan.