Shinyo Class Shinyo by Allan Parry Information on this class has been compiled by Jeff Donahoo Standard Displacement: 17,500 tons Complement: 948 Length: 650'6" Beam: 87'4" Draught: 25'6" Armament: 8-5"/40cal 50-25mm 33 aircraft Flight Deck: 590'6"x80'6" Machinery: 2 shaft AEG turbines Boilers: 2 Kanpon S.H.P.: 26,600=22 knots Oil: 8,904 tons Radius: 8,000 miles @ 18 knots Ships in class: Name Builder Laid Down Launched Converted Fate Shinyo -------- -------- 12/14/34 12/15/43 sunk, 11/17/44 Note: Converted from German merchant ship S.S. Scharnhorst, which had been at Sasebo since 1940. Sister-ship S.S. Gneisenau was scheduled to also be converted to a carrier by the German Navy, But this was never carried out. Name: Shinyo: Ocean Shaking Falcon