IJN · CVE
SunkEscort carrier converted from the German liner Scharnhorst, which had been trapped in Kure. Convoy escort for under a year. Sunk by the submarine Spadefish in November 1944.
| Type | Escort carrier (CVE) |
|---|---|
| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen (as the liner Scharnhorst) |
| Launched | 1934-12-14 |
| Commissioned | 1943-11-15 |
| Fate | Sunk. Torpedoed and sunk by the submarine Spadefish on 17 November 1944 on the way to Singapore. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Shinyo, November 1943. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (scan from a published book). Wikimedia Commons File:Aircraft carrier Shinyo.JPG. Public domain.
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