Appendix A. ESTIMATE OF STRENGTH OF OPPOSING NAVAL FORCES IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC. Japanese American and Australian 2-16" battleships (1 new) 1-16" battleship (new) 5-14" battleships 1 regular carrier (38 A/C) (1 possibly damaged) 6-8" cruisers 1 regular carrier (36 A/C) 5-6" cruisers (2 convoying) 4 converted carriers (180 A/C) 4-5" cruisers 12-8" cruisers (3 probably damaged) About 50 destroyers 12-5.5" cruisers About 30 submarines (2 probably damaged) About 50 destroyers About 40 submarines About 13 seaplane carriers NOTE: The two large Japanese Fleet carriers, ZUIKAKU and SHOKAKU, were damaged on 26/10 and have not been included in the list above, as they are probably no longer operational.