Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
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The Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy vessel, originally laid down as a Yamato-class battleship and later converted into the world's largest aircraft carrier of its time before being sunk on its maiden voyage in 1944.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IJN Shinano | 1 |
| Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano canonical | 1 |
| Japanese battleship Shinano | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 12.7 cm dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
multiple 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armourType | heavy side and deck armor inherited from Yamato-class design ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 38.9 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| casualties | over 1400 ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-11-19 ⓘ |
| constructionStatusAtCommissioning | incomplete ⓘ |
| conversionDecisionDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 2400 personnel planned ⓘ |
| crewOnFinalVoyage | over 2000 personnel ⓘ |
| damageControlTraining | inadequate ⓘ |
| designedAircraftCapacity | approximately 40–50 aircraft ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 70000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 65000 tons ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by submarine torpedoes ⓘ |
| flag | Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| hullOrigin | third Yamato-class battleship hull ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1940-05-04 ⓘ |
| launched | 1944-10-08 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 266 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 27 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shinano Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
largest aircraft carrier in the world at the time of completion
ⓘ
largest warship ever sunk by a submarine ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| originalType | battleship ⓘ |
| placeOfConstruction | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | carrier support and replenishment ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| reasonForConversion | losses at the Battle of Midway and need for carriers ⓘ |
| role | support carrier ⓘ |
| shipClass | Yamato-class hull converted to aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| sinkingCause | torpedo damage and uncontrolled flooding ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation | off the coast of Japan in the Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| sunk | 1944-11-29 ⓘ |
| sunkBy | USS Archerfish ⓘ |
| survivors | approximately 1100 ⓘ |
| voyageStatusAtSinking | maiden voyage ⓘ |
| watertightIntegrity | compromised due to incomplete fittings and open passages ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
IJN Shinano
this entity surface form:
Japanese battleship Shinano