Under andra världskriget konverterade japanerna vad dom hade till hangarfartyg.
Shinano har vi redan berört.
Tung kryssare Ibuki till hangarfartyg konverterad 12.700 ton, 29 knop, 27 flp
Ubåtsdepåfartyg Ryuho 13.574 ton, 26,5 knop, 31 fpl
Seaplane carrier Nisshin 11.498 ton, 18 knop, 25 fpl
Amphibious assault ship Kumano Maru 8.128 ton, 19 knop, 37 flp
Passagerarfartyg
Taiyo, Unyo, Chuyo (3 st) 18.115 ton, 21 knop, 27 flp
Akitsu Maru, Nigitsu Maru (2 st) 11.989 ton, 20 knop, 20 flp
Hiyo, Junyo (2 st) 24,526 ton, 25.5 knop, 53 flp
Kaiyo 13.818 ton, 24 knop, 24 fpl
Shinyo 17.780 ton, 22 knop, 33 fpl
Tankfartyg
Yamashiro Maru, Chigusa Maru (2 st) 10.100 ton, 13 knop, 8 flp
Shimane Maru, Otakisan Maru ( 2 st) 11.989 ton, 18.5 knop, 12 flp
Av ovanstående sänktes av ubåtar Taiyo, Unyo, Chuyo, Akitsu Maru, Nigitsu Maru, Shinyo och Shinano (7 st) Junyo var skadad av ubåtstorpeder vid krigsslutet, men ej reparerad. Hiyo, Yamashiro Maru, Shimane Maru och Nisshin (4 st) var sänkta av flyg. Kaiyo och Ryuho hade vid krigsslutet skador av flyganfall men var ej reparerade.
Aircraft carriers, Roger Chesneau
MVH
Hangarfartyg
- Olof Larsson
- Medlem
- Inlägg: 1739
- Blev medlem: 25 mars 2002, 19:08
- Ort: Östergötland
Följande hittade jag på http://www.warships1.com/:
"after rise of airpower over gun power work was halted on all capital ships in mid 1942 third Yamato class's hull was almost complete, decided to convert it to an aircraft carrier, while she would have carried 40-50 aircraft of her own, the rest of the ship would have been used to carry replacement aircraft for fleet carriers and land bases, while moving to Kure for fitting out she was sunk by four torpedos from USS Archerfish on 29 November 1944, damage control hadn't been finished and flooding spread rapidly"
För mer information kan jag rekommendera boken Archerfish.
"after rise of airpower over gun power work was halted on all capital ships in mid 1942 third Yamato class's hull was almost complete, decided to convert it to an aircraft carrier, while she would have carried 40-50 aircraft of her own, the rest of the ship would have been used to carry replacement aircraft for fleet carriers and land bases, while moving to Kure for fitting out she was sunk by four torpedos from USS Archerfish on 29 November 1944, damage control hadn't been finished and flooding spread rapidly"
För mer information kan jag rekommendera boken Archerfish.