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.

Unbeknownst to him, Archerfish had stumbled upon the Shinano—the largest aircraft carrier in history—on a desperate, secret voyage through the night. Dark Seas Posted: March 13, 2025 | Last ...

The Japanese took a battleship of the Yamato class while still under construction, converted her to a carrier, named her the Shinano. At 59,000 tons, she was 14,000 tons larger than the Midway ...