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On Sun. 17 may 1942 Shokaku, having evaded no less than eight submarin.....

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Shokaku, having evaded no less than eight submarines, returned to Kure, Japan for repairs. She was immediately placed in the Reserve Unit of the Mobile Force Facility | Tabular Record of Movement

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