IJN Shinano

Real Ship Series:

IJN Shinano Aircraft Carrier (1945):

Originally laid down as a Yamato-class battleship, the Shinano was only partially completed as an aircraft carrier by the time of her sinking in November of 1944.

Country of Origin: Imperial Japan
Initial Year of Service: 1945
Operators: Imperial Japan

Crew: 2,400

Length: 872.1 ft(265.82 m)
Beam: 119 ft(36.27 m)
Draught: 33.9 ft(10.33 m)
Displacement: 65,800 tons

Machinery: 12 x Kampon water-tube boilers with 4 x Geared steam turbines developing 150,000 shaft horsepower to 4 x shafts
Surface Speed: 29 kts(31 mph)
Range: 120,000 miles (193,121 km)

Armament:
8 x 127 mm Type 89 twin-barreled Dual-Pupose(DP) anti-aircraft cannons
35 x 25 mm Type 96 triple-barreled anti-aircraft cannons
12 x 28 280 mm (4.7") anti-aircraft rocket launchers

Air Arm: 47 fixed-wing aircraft of various types

Ship Class: Shinano
Number-in-Class: 1
Ships-in-Class: IJN Shinano