Shokaku-Class
Best IJN Carriers - Shokaku-class were best balanced IJN fleet carriers. 2 ships built. Pearl Harbor veterans. Only carriers to participate in all six major carrier battles (Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz, Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf). Faster (34 knots) and better armored than predecessors. Both sunk 1944.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 32105 t
- Displacement (full)
- 32105 t
- Length
- 844.8 ft
- Beam
- 95.1 ft
- Crew
- 1660
- Ships built
- 2
- Commissioned
- 1941
- Decommissioned
- None (both sunk in action)
Performance
- Top speed
- 34.5 kn
- Range
- 9700 nm at 18 knots
Armament
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 8.5 inches (215mm)
- Deck
- 5.9 inches (150mm)
In-Game
- Tier
- T5
- Game power
- 113.55
- Research cost
- 62,452
- Credit cost
- 79,485
Notable
- Best balanced IJN carrier design
- Strongest armor of pre-war IJN carriers
- Most successful IJN carrier class
- Participated in more battles than any other IJN carriers