Shinyo (unique ship)
German Conversion - Shinyo was an escort carrier converted from German luxury liner Scharnhorst. 1 ship commissioned December 1943. 33 aircraft, 22 knots. Largest Japanese escort carrier. Used for aircraft transport and training. Sunk November 17, 1944 by submarine USS Spadefish (Yellow Sea) - shortest service life of any Japanese carrier (11 months). Over 1,100 killed. Only German-built ship used as Japanese carrier.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 17500 t
- Displacement (full)
- 20586 t
- Length
- 621.3 ft
- Beam
- 85.3 ft
- Crew
- 942
- Ships built
- 1
- Commissioned
- 1943
- Decommissioned
- None (sunk in action)
Performance
- Top speed
- 22 kn
- Range
- 8000 nm at 18 knots
Armament
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None (unarmored converted carrier)
- Deck
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 58.56
- Research cost
- 11,595
- Credit cost
- 40,992
Notable
- Converted from German luxury liner Scharnhorst
- Largest Japanese escort carrier
- Lost to submarine USS Spadefish (November 1944)
- Shortest service life of any Japanese carrier (11 months)
- Only German-built carrier used by Japan