Talk:Taihou/@comment-24396562-20140507122209/@comment-23.28.25.108-20140510113801

She actually handled the torpedo damage well. She was underway at speed soon after the hit. The failure was damage control doing the wrong thing to deal with fumes from leaking fuel. She went up like a 4th of July finale several hours after the torpedo hit when the fumes went off. The sub captain didn't learn that he had sunk her until quite some time later. "here's your medal for sinking a carrier." "huh what??!!??"

queek, a student of history, reader of more than just wikipedia.