Shinano was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World

War II, the largest one built up to that time. Laid down in May 1940 as the thi
rd of the Yamato-class battleships, the ship's partially complete hull was order
ed to be converted to a carrier following Japan's disastrous loss of four fleet
carriers at the Battle of Midway in mid-1942. Her conversion was still incomplet
e in November 1944 when she was ordered to sail from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
to Kure Naval Base to complete her fitting out and to transfer a load of 50 Yoko
suka MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze flying bombs. Hastily dispatched with a
n inexperienced crew and serious design and construction flaws, the ship had ina
dequate pumps, no fire-control systems, and no carrier aircraft. She was sunk en
route, just 10 days after commissioning, on 29 November 1944, by four torpedoes
from the US Navy submarine Archerfish. Over a thousand sailors and civilians we
re rescued, but some 1,435 were lost, including her captain. She remains the lar
gest warship ever sunk by a submarine. Shinano was an aircraft carrier built by
the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, the largest one built up to that
time. Laid down in May 1940 as the third of the Yamato-class battleships, the s
hip's partially complete hull was ordered to be converted to a carrier following
Japan's disastrous loss of four fleet carriers at the Battle of Midway in mid-1
942. Her conversion was still incomplete in November 1944 when she was ordered t
o sail from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to Kure Naval Base to complete her fittin
g out and to transfer a load of 50 Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze
flying bombs. Hastily dispatched with an inexperienced crew and serious design a
nd construction flaws, the ship had inadequate pumps, no fire-control systems, a
nd no carrier aircraft. She was sunk en route, just 10 days after commissioning,
on 29 November 1944, by four torpedoes from the US Navy submarine Archerfish. O
ver a thousand sailors and civilians were rescued, but some 1,435 were lost, inc
luding her captain. She remains the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine. Sh
inano was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World W
ar II, the largest one built up to that time. Laid down in May 1940 as the third
of the Yamato-class battleships, the ship's partially complete hull was ordered
to be converted to a carrier following Japan's disastrous loss of four fleet ca
rriers at the Battle of Midway in mid-1942. Her conversion was still incomplete
in November 1944 when she was ordered to sail from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to
Kure Naval Base to complete her fitting out and to transfer a load of 50 Yokosu
ka MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze flying bombs. Hastily dispatched with an
inexperienced crew and serious design and construction flaws, the ship had inade
quate pumps, no fire-control systems, and no carrier aircraft. She was sunk en r
oute, just 10 days after commissioning, on 29 November 1944, by four torpedoes f
rom the US Navy submarine Archerfish. Over a thousand sailors and civilians were
rescued, but some 1,435 were lost, including her captain. She remains the large
st warship ever sunk by a submarine. Shinano was an aircraft carrier built by th
e Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, the largest one built up to that t
ime. Laid down in May 1940 as the third of the Yamato-class battleships, the shi
p's partially complete hull was ordered to be converted to a carrier following J
apan's disastrous loss of four fleet carriers at the Battle of Midway in mid-194
2. Her conversion was still incomplete in November 1944 when she was ordered to
sail from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to Kure Naval Base to complete her fitting
out and to transfer a load of 50 Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze fl
ying bombs. Hastily dispatched with an inexperienced crew and serious design and
construction flaws, the ship had inadequate pumps, no fire-control systems, and
no carrier aircraft. She was sunk en route, just 10 days after commissioning, o
n 29 November 1944, by four torpedoes from the US Navy submarine Archerfish. Ove
r a thousand sailors and civilians were rescued, but some 1,435 were lost, inclu
ding her captain. She remains the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine. Shin
ano was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War
II, the largest one built up to that time. Laid down in May 1940 as the third o
f the Yamato-class battleships, the ship's partially complete hull was ordered t
o be converted to a carrier following Japan's disastrous loss of four fleet carr
iers at the Battle of Midway in mid-1942. Her conversion was still incomplete in
November 1944 when she was ordered to sail from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to K

ure Naval Base to complete her fitting out and to transfer a load of 50 Yokosuka
MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze flying bombs. Hastily dispatched with an in
experienced crew and serious design and construction flaws, the ship had inadequ
ate pumps, no fire-control systems, and no carrier aircraft. She was sunk en rou
te, just 10 days after commissioning, on 29 November 1944, by four torpedoes fro
m the US Navy submarine Archerfish. Over a thousand sailors and civilians were r
escued, but some 1,435 were lost, including her captain. She remains the largest
warship ever sunk by a submarine. Shinano was an aircraft carrier built by the
Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, the largest one built up to that tim
e. Laid down in May 1940 as the third of the Yamato-class battleships, the ship'
s partially complete hull was ordered to be converted to a carrier following Jap
an's disastrous loss of four fleet carriers at the Battle of Midway in mid-1942.
Her conversion was still incomplete in November 1944 when she was ordered to sa
il from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to Kure Naval Base to complete her fitting ou
t and to transfer a load of 50 Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze flyi
ng bombs. Hastily dispatched with an inexperienced crew and serious design and c
onstruction flaws, the ship had inadequate pumps, no fire-control systems, and n
o carrier aircraft. She was sunk en route, just 10 days after commissioning, on
29 November 1944, by four torpedoes from the US Navy submarine Archerfish. Over
a thousand sailors and civilians were rescued, but some 1,435 were lost, includi
ng her captain. She remains the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine.
Shinano was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World
War II, the largest one built up to that time. Laid down in May 1940 as the thi
rd of the Yamato-class battleships, the ship's partially complete hull was order
ed to be converted to a carrier following Japan's disastrous loss of four fleet
carriers at the Battle of Midway in mid-1942. Her conversion was still incomplet
e in November 1944 when she was ordered to sail from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
to Kure Naval Base to complete her fitting out and to transfer a load of 50 Yoko
suka MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze flying bombs. Hastily dispatched with a
n inexperienced crew and serious design and construction flaws, the ship had ina
dequate pumps, no fire-control systems, and no carrier aircraft. She was sunk en
route, just 10 days after commissioning, on 29 November 1944, by four torpedoes
from the US Navy submarine Archerfish. Over a thousand sailors and civilians we
re rescued, but some 1,435 were lost, including her captain. She remains the lar
gest warship ever sunk by a submarine. Shinano was an aircraft carrier built by
the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, the largest one built up to that
time. Laid down in May 1940 as the third of the Yamato-class battleships, the s
hip's partially complete hull was ordered to be converted to a carrier following
Japan's disastrous loss of four fleet carriers at the Battle of Midway in mid-1
942. Her conversion was still incomplete in November 1944 when she was ordered t
o sail from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to Kure Naval Base to complete her fittin
g out and to transfer a load of 50 Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze
flying bombs. Hastily dispatched with an inexperienced crew and serious design a
nd construction flaws, the ship had inadequate pumps, no fire-control systems, a
nd no carrier aircraft. She was sunk en route, just 10 days after commissioning,
on 29 November 1944, by four torpedoes from the US Navy submarine Archerfish. O
ver a thousand sailors and civilians were rescued, but some 1,435 were lost, inc
luding her captain. She remains the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine. Sh
inano was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World W
ar II, the largest one built up to that time. Laid down in May 1940 as the third
of the Yamato-class battleships, the ship's partially complete hull was ordered
to be converted to a carrier following Japan's disastrous loss of four fleet ca
rriers at the Battle of Midway in mid-1942. Her conversion was still incomplete
in November 1944 when she was ordered to sail from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to
Kure Naval Base to complete her fitting out and to transfer a load of 50 Yokosu
ka MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze flying bombs. Hastily dispatched with an
inexperienced crew and serious design and construction flaws, the ship had inade
quate pumps, no fire-control systems, and no carrier aircraft. She was sunk en r
oute, just 10 days after commissioning, on 29 November 1944, by four torpedoes f
rom the US Navy submarine Archerfish. Over a thousand sailors and civilians were

rescued, but some 1,435 were lost, including her captain. She remains the large
st warship ever sunk by a submarine. Shinano was an aircraft carrier built by th
e Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, the largest one built up to that t
ime. Laid down in May 1940 as the third of the Yamato-class battleships, the shi
p's partially complete hull was ordered to be converted to a carrier following J
apan's disastrous loss of four fleet carriers at the Battle of Midway in mid-194
2. Her conversion was still incomplete in November 1944 when she was ordered to
sail from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to Kure Naval Base to complete her fitting
out and to transfer a load of 50 Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze fl
ying bombs. Hastily dispatched with an inexperienced crew and serious design and
construction flaws, the ship had inadequate pumps, no fire-control systems, and
no carrier aircraft. She was sunk en route, just 10 days after commissioning, o
n 29 November 1944, by four torpedoes from the US Navy submarine Archerfish. Ove
r a thousand sailors and civilians were rescued, but some 1,435 were lost, inclu
ding her captain. She remains the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine. Shin
ano was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War
II, the largest one built up to that time. Laid down in May 1940 as the third o
f the Yamato-class battleships, the ship's partially complete hull was ordered t
o be converted to a carrier following Japan's disastrous loss of four fleet carr
iers at the Battle of Midway in mid-1942. Her conversion was still incomplete in
November 1944 when she was ordered to sail from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to K
ure Naval Base to complete her fitting out and to transfer a load of 50 Yokosuka
MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze flying bombs. Hastily dispatched with an in
experienced crew and serious design and construction flaws, the ship had inadequ
ate pumps, no fire-control systems, and no carrier aircraft. She was sunk en rou
te, just 10 days after commissioning, on 29 November 1944, by four torpedoes fro
m the US Navy submarine Archerfish. Over a thousand sailors and civilians were r
escued, but some 1,435 were lost, including her captain. She remains the largest
warship ever sunk by a submarine. Shinano was an aircraft carrier built by the
Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, the largest one built up to that tim
e. Laid down in May 1940 as the third of the Yamato-class battleships, the ship'
s partially complete hull was ordered to be converted to a carrier following Jap
an's disastrous loss of four fleet carriers at the Battle of Midway in mid-1942.
Her conversion was still incomplete in November 1944 when she was ordered to sa
il from the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal to Kure Naval Base to complete her fitting ou
t and to transfer a load of 50 Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka rocket-propelled kamikaze flyi
ng bombs. Hastily dispatched with an inexperienced crew and serious design and c
onstruction flaws, the ship had inadequate pumps, no fire-control systems, and n
o carrier aircraft. She was sunk en route, just 10 days after commissioning, on
29 November 1944, by four torpedoes from the US Navy submarine Archerfish. Over
a thousand sailors and civilians were rescued, but some 1,435 were lost, includi
ng her captain. She remains the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine.