:::: Naval Vessels - JAPAN - BATTLESHIPS
SHINANO
Code - N5101B
£1.75
Date - 1944
Description - I.J.N.S. SHINANO N5101B
Laid down as a Battleship 1940.
(completed 1944 as an Aircraft Carrier)
Sisters: Nos 111 & 797.
Displacement 68,000 tons
Dimensions 840' x 121' x 35'
Armament 9 x 18.1" 45 cal
6 x 6.1" 60 cal
24 x 100 mm
c150 x 25 mm
Aircraft 7 Speed 27 ½ knots
Armour 15 ¾ " Belt, 7 ½ " Deck
