Hōshō:
- 1922 to 1945
- World's first commissioned aircraft carrier
- Surrendered to Allies in 1945, scrapped 1946
Akagi:
- 1927 to 1942
- Damaged in the Battle of Midway and then scuttled
Kaga
- 1929 to 1942
- Sunk during the Battle of Midway
Ryūjō:
- 1933 to 1942
- Sunk during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Sōryū:
- 1937 to 1942
- Damaged in the Battle of Midway and then scuttled