The Zuihō-class (Japanese: 瑞鳳型) was a group of two light aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy before World War II. The Shoho was commissioned on May 11th 1936 while Zuiho was commissioned on May 29th 1937.
In mid-1944, Zuihō participated in the Battle of the South China Sea, where she was sunk by Allied bombers.
Specifications[]
- Type: Light Aircraft Carrier
- Service Period: 1936-1945
- Characteristics:
- Length: 674 feet 2 inches (205.49 meters)
- Beam: 59 feet 8 inches (18.19 meters)
- Draft: 21 feet 7 inches (6.58 meters)
- Displacement: 11,262 tons (Standard)
- Crew: 785
- Propulsion: 4 x boilers, 2 x geared steam turbines, 2 x shafts, 52,000 shp (39,000 kW)
- Range: 7,800 nautical miles at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
- Speed: 28 knots (51.86 km/h)
- Armament:
- 8 x 12.7cm/40-caliber Type 89 anti-aircraft guns (4x2)
- 16 x 25mm Type 96 anti-aircraft (4x4)
- Aircraft Carried: 30
Unit Run[]
- Zuihō - Sunk by bombing, Battle of the South China Sea
- Shōhō