Summary and Key Points: The Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier Shinano was an ill-fated warship, originally intended as a battleship but converted into an aircraft carrier during World War II.

Summary and Key Points: The IJN Shinano, initially a battleship converted to an aircraft carrier, was sunk by the USS Archerfish on its maiden voyage in 1944. Despite being a massive and powerful ...

Shinano would be fitted out as a 68,000-ton aircraft carrier similar in construction to the smaller Taiho. The carrier would have a hangar and carry four dozen fighters for self-defense.

Soon, crew members confirmed the target was an aircraft carrier — one larger than they had ever seen before. The Archerfish gave chase to the Shinano on the night of November 28, 1944, but since ...

The Shinano was the largest aircraft carrier ever built when its construction was completed, as she displaced 64,000 tons of seawater. She was also 872 feet long and could support an air wing of ...

Aircraft carriers were a centerpiece in Germany's pre-war naval rearmament ... When it was finally launched as a carrier on October 4, 1944, Shinano was 872 feet long and displaced over 70,000 ...

The Shinano was no ordinary aircraft carrier. It was originally constructed as a “superbattleship” along with two other Japanese vessels, the Yamato and Musashi.

Shinano would be fitted out as a 68,000-ton aircraft carrier similar in construction to the smaller Taiho. The carrier would have a hangar and carry four dozen fighters for self-defense.