On 4 May 1940 the third Yamato-class battleship was laid down at the Navy Shipyard in Yokosuka. It was to be named Shinano, after a province on Honshu Island, in Nagano prefecture. That was also the name of the longest river in Japan (320 km). Admiral Yamamoto was born at its banks. Due to material supply difficulties, in December 1940 the construction was suspended. In 1942, after the Japanese defeat at Midway (four aircraft carriers were lost) it was decided to continue the construction of the ship as an aircraft carrier, in order to partially make up for losses suffered in this class of ships. The rebuilding scheme was designed by Vice Admirals Keji Fukuda and Seichi Izamur.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Kangero, Oficyna Wydawnicza
ISBN-10
8365437171
ISBN-13
9788365437174
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234083971
Product Key Features
Book Title
Japanese Carrier Shinano
Author
Waldemar Góralski
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II
Publication Year
2017
Genre
History
Dimensions
Item Length
11.7in
Item Width
8.3in
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
16046
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