The U.S. may have fielded the largest aircraft carrier fleet in World War 2, but Japan was no slouch. Through conversions, it ...

Summary and Key Points: The Imperial Japanese Navy’s carrier Shinano was an ill-fated warship, originally intended as a battleship but converted into an aircraft carrier during World War II. -Despite ...

What You Need to Know: Japan’s first supercarrier, the IJN Shinano, began as a battleship and was converted in response to devastating carrier losses at Midway. However, on her maiden voyage in ...

What You Need to Know: Japan’s first supercarrier, the IJN Shinano, began as a battleship and was converted in response to devastating carrier losses at Midway. However, on her maiden voyage in ...