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SHINANO
Code - N5213
£1.75
Class - 1
Date - 1944
Description - I.J.N.S. SHINANO N5213
Laid down May 1940 as a Yamato class
Battleship. Completed as an aircraft
carrier November 1944.
Displacement 64,800 tons
Dimensions 800' x 119' x 34'
Armament 16 x 5" A.A.
145 x 25 mm A.A.
Aircraft 47
Armour 8" Belt, 4" Deck
Speed 27 knots
