Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano

Shinano was a aircraft carrier of the Yamato-class battleship, operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after Shinano Province. Her keel was laid at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 4 May 1940. She was launched on 8 October 1944.

She was one of three ships of her class. The class followed the Nagato-class battleship and was succeeded by the A-150 class.

She displaced 64,800 long tons. She measured 265.8 m (872 ft) long with a beam of 36.3 m (119 ft). Her designed speed was 28 knots, and she carried a complement of 2,400.

Her main battery was 16 127 mm (5 in) guns in eight twin mountings. She carried 47 aircraft. Her machinery developed 150,000 shp.

She was in commission for 1,915 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 29 November 1944 by submarine, at 33°07′N 137°04′E. The wreck survives.

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