Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
Shinano was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Laid down in May 1940 as the third of the Yamato-class battleships, Shinano’s partially complete hull was ordered to be converted to aircraft carrier. She was sunk en route, 10 days after commissioning, by four torpedoes from the U.S. Navy submarine Archerfish on 29 November...
