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Photo # NH 63437: Sketch of the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano.

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Shinano (Aircraft Carrier, 1944).

Shinano, a 68059-ton aircraft carrier, was converted from a battleship while under construction at Yokosuka, Japan. She was the largest aircraft carrier built prior to the late 1950s. Hastily completed in November 1944, she was sunk on the 29th of that month by the U.S. Navy submarine Archer-Fish (SS-311).

This page features the only views we have concerning the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano.


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Photo #: NH 63437

Shinano

(Japanese Aircraft Carrier, 1944)

Sketch by Shizuo Fukui, 20 September 1952.

Courtesy of Shizuo Fukui.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 395 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 63436

Shinano

(Japanese Aircraft Carrier, 1944)

Halftone of a sketch, probably by Shizuo Fukui, printed in the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings during the 1950s.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 395 pixels

 


NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 28 February 1999
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