Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano

Shinano (??) was an aircraft carrier operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. She was laid down as the third Yamato class battleship (of four planned), but following the losses in the Battle of Midway was completed with a flight deck, making her the largest carrier of her era. In fact, Shinano was the largest aircraft carrier (by tonnage) until the commissioning of the supercarrier USS Forrestal, eleven years later. Shinano was intended to be used as a carrier-support vessel, owing to her extensive machine shops and fuel capacity.

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Aircraft carrier - Imperial Japanese Navy - ''Yamato'' class - Battleship - Battle of Midway - Supercarrier - USS ''Forrestal''

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She was sunk on November 29, 1944 by four torpedoes launched from the submarine USS Archerfish (Commander Joseph F. Enright) while she was transferred from Yokosuka to Kure - the hull compartmentation had not yet been installed.

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November 29 - 1944 - Torpedo - Submarine - USS ''Archerfish'' - Yokosuka - Kure - Hull

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Like many other Japanese ships, including Yamato, she took her name from a Japanese province. Shinano is in present-day Nagano Prefecture.

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Yamato - Shinano - Nagano

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