Both sides claimed victory. The Americans stated that two "Shōkaku"-class fleet carriers had been hit with bombs and eliminated. Kinkaid's summary of damage to the Japanese included hits to a battleship, three heavy cruisers, a light cruiser, and possible hits on another heavy cruiser. For their part, the Japanese asserted that they sank three American carriers, one battleship, one cruiser, one destroyer, and one "unidentified large warship". Actual American losses comprised the carrier "Hornet" and the destroyer "Porter", and damage to "Enterprise", the light cruiser "San Juan", the destroyer "Smith" and the battleship "South Dakota".