Shōkaku class aircraft carrier
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 The aircraft carrier Shōkaku, 1941 |
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| Class overview | |
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| Completed: | 2, Shōkaku & Zuikaku |
| Lost: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Aircraft Carrier |
| Displacement: | 25,675 tons standard 32,000 tons maximum |
| Length: | 257.5 metres (844 ft 10 in) |
| Beam: | 26 metres (85 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 8.9 metres (29 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: | Kanpon geared turbines, 119 MW (160,000 hp), 8 boilers, 4 screws |
| Speed: | 34.5 knots (63.9 km/h) |
| Range: | 18,000 nautical miles (33,000 km) at 33 knots (61 km/h) |
| Complement: | 1,660 |
| Armament: | 16 × 5 in (127 mm) guns 36-96 × 25mm Type 96 AA guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 72 (+12) 18 Zeros, 27 Vals, 27 Kates |
Shōkaku was a 30,000-ton aircraft carrier class of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Only two vessels were built in this class - Shōkaku and Zuikaku. Together they formed the 5th Carrier Division. Both were lost in action during World War II.
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