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Shinano (Japanese: 信濃, named after the ancient Shinano Province) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II, the largest such built up to that time.
Unryū was sunk by the USS Redfish, Amagi capsized after air attacks and Katsuragi was the only heavy carrier to survive the war Taihō-class: Aircraft carrier: Taihō (1944–1944) 30,250 tonnes A bit of a break from traditional Japanese carrier design, Taiho was a
World War II escort carriers of Japan (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "World War II aircraft carriers of Japan" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Aircraft carriers are expensive and are considered critical assets. By the Second World War aircraft carriers had evolved from converted cruisers, to purpose built vessels of many classes and roles. Fleet carriers were the largest type, operating with the main fleet to provide offensive capability.
The Imperial Japanese Navy started the Pacific War with 10 aircraft carriers, [69] the largest and most modern carrier fleet in the world at that time. There were eight American aircraft carriers at the beginning of hostilities, [ 70 ] only three operating in the Pacific; and eight British aircraft carriers, of which a single one operated in ...
Most notably, the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano was the largest carrier of the war, and the largest object sunk by a submarine when she was hit by four torpedoes from USS Archerfish. [5] Sixteen carriers were lost to the air groups of enemy aircraft carriers, and five were sunk to land based aircraft.
Taihō (大鳳, "Great Phoenix") was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Possessing heavy belt armor and featuring an armored flight deck (a first for any Japanese aircraft carrier), she represented a major departure from prior Japanese aircraft carrier design and was expected to not only survive multiple bomb, torpedo, or shell hits, but also continue ...
(Japanese Cypress) Mar 1944 Sep 1944 Surface action off Manila Bay, Jan 1945 ‡ Kaede (Maple) Mar 1944 Oct 1944 To Rep. of China, Jul 1947 Kashi (Live Oak) May 1944 Sep 1944 Scrapped 1947 Kaya (Japanese Nutmeg-Yew) Apr 1944 Sep 1944 To USSR, Jul 1947 Keyaki (Japanese Elm) Jun 1944 Dec 1944 Sunk as target, 1947 Kiri (Paulownia Hardwood) Feb 1944