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	Shinano Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchu, Hida, Kai, Kozuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Totomi provinces.
		Shinano, due to its large size, was often split among several fiefs in the Sengoku period, and several other castle towns developed, including Komoro, Ina, and Ueda.
		Shinano was one of the major centers of Takeda Shingen's power during his wars with Uesugi Kenshin and others.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shinano_province (176 words)

	Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shinano (信濃) was an aircraft carrier operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II.
		In fact, Shinano was the largest aircraft carrier (by tonnage) until the commissioning of the supercarrier USS Forrestal, eleven years later.
		Shinano was intended to be used as a carrier-support vessel, owing to her extensive machine shops and fuel capacity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shinano (264 words)

	Aircraft
		Aircraft attitude Aircraft attitude is the parallel to the horizon.
		Invincible class aircraft carrier The Invincible class HMS Ark Royal (R07, 1985 (initially she was to be the Indomitable...
		Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag Varyag was to be a 1990.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/aircraft.html (3399 words)

	Encyclopedia: Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
		An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraftâ€”in effect acting as a sea-going airbase.
		Yamato (å¤§å’Œ;), named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was the lead ship of her class.
		Musashi (æ¦è”µ), named after the ancient Japanese Musashi Province, was a battleship belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was the second and final ship of the Yamato class to be completed as a battleship.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Japanese-aircraft-carrier-Shinano (1005 words)

	Japanese Naval AirCraft of WW II
		Some carriers converted from other designs were slow and had to use more flight deck for takeoff thereby interfering with both flight and storage operations.
		Japanese aircraft were designed from experiences of the war in China ; for attack against a weak foe.
		Japanese pilots were willing to die and, early in the war, didn't even wear parachutes -- once the experienced pilots were gone, there were few well trained replacements.
	www.ww2pacific.com /japair.html (470 words)

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		Aircraft carriers are by their specialized nature fundamentally different from surface warfare ships and one needs to use somewhat different techniques in building them.
		With carriers, it is a good idea to lay out and cut out the deck first, as the entire model has to fit that shape.
		It was converted before completion to a huge aircraft carrier with two separate hangars—a forward hanger for its own complement of aircraft and a stern hangar for maintenance, refueling, and repair of aircraft from other carriers.
	www.steelnavy.com /1200ShinanoJYoungerman.htm (1643 words)

	Japanese battleship Yamato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yamato (大和), named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was the lead ship of her class.
		She returned to the conflict and joined the Japanese fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944 In October, she participated in the Battles of Leyte Gulf and Samar, during which she first fired her main guns in action, and she received two bomb hits from aircraft which did little damage.
		She was attacked in the Inland Sea on March 19, 1945 by carrier aircraft from Task Force 58 as they attacked Kure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_battleship_Yamato (1350 words)

	aircraft carrier -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After World War II the heavy attack aircraft carrier developed three roles: to deliver air strikes (both conventional and nuclear) against sea and shore targets; to provide a long-range air-defense umbrella for other ships; and to support antisubmarine operations (leaving it to other ships actually to destroy the submarines).
		Japanese and U.S. aircraft carriers had mixed complements of single-seat fighters, dive-bombers, and torpedo...
		The dominance of the battleship was ended by the advantages of the aircraft carrier, and construction of them ceased in 1945 with the end of World War II.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9005217?tocId=9005217 (820 words)

	Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		She was caught and sunk near Ceylon (Sri Lanka) by Japanese carrier aircraft during the Japanese carrier raid into the Indian Ocean in spring 1942.
		HMS Furious, Aircraft Carrier 1918 - A carrier with an island in the middle of the flight deck.
		This model of the original carrier for the USN was scratch-built and donated to the museum by CDR Josiah "Cy" Kirby, USNR (Ret).
	www.steelnavy.com /gallery_aircraft_carriers.htm (3032 words)

	Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shinano (信濃) was an (A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings) aircraft carrier operated by the (Click link for more info and facts about Imperial Japanese Navy) Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II.
		In fact, the Shinano was the largest aircraft carrier (by tonnage) until the commissioning of the (Click link for more info and facts about supercarrier) supercarrier (Click link for more info and facts about USS Forrestal) USS Forrestal, eleven years later.
		Like many other Japanese ships, including (Click link for more info and facts about Yamato) Yamato, it took its name from a Japanese province.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/J/Ja/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shinano.htm (268 words)

	1/700 Japanese Aircraft Carrier Shinano
		One of the largest carriers of WWII, Shinano was originally planned to be the third installment of Yamato class battleships.
		This is the 1/700 assembly model kit of Shinano, the massive carrier, which was sunk only ten days after being put into commission.
		Since aircraft are molded in clear plastic, leaving the cabin portion unpainted produces a realistic finish.
	www.tamiya.com /english/products/31215shinano/shinano.htm (225 words)

	Japanese Carriers of WW2
		Shinano was a supercarrier, 71,000 tons, built on a superbattleship hull after the lessons of Midway proved the need for aircraft.
		Aircraft from TF 38 launch two-day attack on the Inland Sea area, Japan, striking Kure Naval Base and airfields at Nagoya, Osaka, and Miho.
		Aircraft from TF 38 of the Third Fleet (Adm Halsey) strike Inland Sea area, between Nagoya, and Northern Kyushu; principally targeting the Kure Naval Base.
	www.ww2pacific.com /japcv.html (1680 words)

	Carrier aircraft (from military aircraft) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		More results on "Carrier aircraft (from military aircraft)" when you join.
		Attack aircraft are typically slower and less maneuverable than air-combat fighters but carry a large and varied load of weapons (automatic cannons, machine guns, rockets, guided missiles, and...
		U.S. mechanical engineer Willis Haviland Carrier was born in Angola, N.Y. He served as head of the Carrier Corporation and developed modern air conditioning.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-57496?tocId=57496 (878 words)

	Shinano Province -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shinano (信濃国; -no kuni) is an (Click link for more info and facts about old province) old province of Japan that is now present day (A city in central Honshu northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine) Nagano (The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)) prefecture.
		The ancient capital was located near modern (Click link for more info and facts about Matsumoto) Matsumoto, which became an important city of the province.
		Shinano was one of the major centers of (Click link for more info and facts about Takeda Shingen) Takeda Shingen's power during his wars with (Click link for more info and facts about Uesugi Kenshin) Uesugi Kenshin and others.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shinano_province.htm (141 words)

	aircraft carrier -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		For landing, aircraft are fitted with retractable hooks that engage arresting wires on the deck, or they are built with vectored-thrust engines that allow them to be landed vertically.
		Britain's Royal Navy developed the first true aircraft carrier near the end of World War I, and carriers played leading roles in World War II naval engagements such as the Pearl Harbor attack and the Battles of Midway and the Coral Sea.
		Other types include the light carrier, equipped for anti-submarine warfare and ground attack, and the helicopter carrier, intended for conducting amphibious assault.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9354797?tocId=9354797 (862 words)

	Aircraft Carrier FAQs
		The breakdown of the aircraft (type/number) carried by the nine
		In the appendices, there is a carrier by carrier of each strength, and the losses that accumulated from June 15th up to June 19th.
		The large army carrier Akitsu Maru is sunk that morning by USS Queenfish, and Shinyo herself exploded and sunk by submarine torpedoes from USS Spadefish an hour before midnight on Nov, 17th 1944.
	www.j-aircraft.com /faq/aircraft_carrier.htm (8087 words)

	World Aircraft Carriers List: Japanese Aircraft Carriers
		Bombed by US aircraft at Midway 4 June 1942; munitions and fuel exploded on the flight deck and hangar deck, leading to uncontrollable fires; ship was scuttled 5 June 1942.
		She would have carried a mid-size air group of her own, plus spare aircraft, parts and supplies for the fleet carriers, enabling those ships to resupply without returning to Japan.
		Conversion was typical of the light carriers, but with a single hangar, one half the boilers removed for fuel storage, and a relatively large island.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/ijn_cv.htm (5450 words)

	Invisibility Technology
		Naval forces saw a transition during WWII in which the aircraft carrier had, by 1943, superseded the battleship as the preeminent fleet vessel.
		The loss in importane of the battleship was an example of the bypassing of an established system through a fundamental advance (the use of aircraft to significantly extend naval range) to gain military advantage.
		After the idea of an invisible ship was advanced (4), the concept of an invisible destroyer (a fast, stealthy, raiding vessel to sink carriers) to bypass the submarine should have become apparent.
	www.geocities.com /Area51/Shadowlands/6583/project392.html (2472 words)

	The Battleship Kongo
		Hence the Treaty provision for aircraft carriers; and the candidate hulls, naturally, were from the incomplete battle cruisers, which would be the fastest ships.
		Like the two American carriers, the Akagi and Kaga might justly be called the first aircraft carriers that were truly capital ships, and they formed the core of the first carrier forces such as would come into their own in World War II.
		The old veteran of Pearl Harbor, the Coral Sea, and the Solomons, the aircraft carrier Shokaku, was sunk, and the new carrier Taiho, with an armored flight deck, was lost, in part because fumes from poorly refined aviation fuel exploded after a torpedo hit.
	www.friesian.com /kongo.htm (6746 words)

	ARCHERFISH History - 1943 to 1968
		On the evening of 28 November 1944, a large aircraft carrier, screened by four escorts, was sighted leaving Tokyo Bay.
		The Japanese Empire had plans to build three huge battleships: YAMATO, scheduled for completion on December 16, 1941; MUSASHI, scheduled for completion on August 5, 1942: and SHINANO, which was converted to an aircraft carrier and initially scheduled for completion in January 1945.
		The conversion was primarily caused due to losses of Japanese Carrier Forces at the battles of Midway and the Coral Sea.
	www.ussarcherfish.com /history.htm (4878 words)

	Tamiya 1/700 Japanese AR CRR Shinano 31215 (-) - PriceGrabber.com
		The U.S. submarine detected a large carrier heading south, but the hull and superstructure were of an unfamiliar design.
		The Shinano was planned to be third in a series of battleships, following the Yamato and Musashi.
		As the importance of carriers grew during the Pacific War, it was decided to swiftly remodel the Shinano into an aircraft carrier.
	www.pricegrabber.com /search_getprod.php/masterid=2789566 (251 words)

	Commandos DropZone Walkthrough: C2 Bonus Mission 7
		Throw a Molotov cocktail when the pilot is standing close to his comrade to kill them both.
		Get Tiny to run to the other side of the carrier and take out the sailor who always patrols from the spotlight to one of the white prototypes.
		Climb down the ladder at the other side and take out the blue-uniformed sailor who is looking over the railing towards the ocean.
	www.strategyplanet.com /commandos/c2_bmission7.html (1050 words)

	Gallant Lady Reviews
		Another irony is that when the Shinano was sunk, naval intelligence had not even known the ship existed; it was initially reluctant to believe that Enright had sunk an aircraft carrier, and refused to credit him with its enormous tonnage.
		It covers the sinking of the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano by Archerfish as well as the detailed description of the U.S. Navy putting her to her final resting place where she served so well.
		The other, the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano, the victim of the former's torpedoes and, at 72,000 tons, the largest enemy kill of the war.
	www.ussarcherfish.com /reviews.htm (6045 words)

	Post-Treaty Battleships (Part 2)
		She was the second, and last, of the Yamato class super battleships (the third hull, Shinano, was completed as the worlds largest aircraft carrier).
		Both Japanese giants were sunk entirely by aircraft from U.S. aircraft carriers.
		It is a moot question whether they could have done this against an Iowa class adversary, as the aircraft carrier became the principle arbiter of sea power before either were commissioned, a development ushered in by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
	www.chuckhawks.com /post_treaty_battleships2.htm (2490 words)

	Japanese Navy Ships--CV Shinano (1944) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shinano, a 68059-ton aircraft carrier, was converted from a battleship while under construction at Yokosuka, Japan.
		She was the largest aircraft carrier built prior to the late 1950s.
		Hastily completed in November 1944, she was sunk on the 29th of that month by the U.S. Navy submarine Archerfish.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-fornv/japan/japsh-s/shinano.htm (122 words)

	Submarine Organizations and Historical Resources
		USS Archerfish (SS-311) Capt. Joe Enright and crew sent the Japanese Super - Aircraft Carrier Shinano to the bottom in World War Two with one salvo of torpedoes!
		USS Cavalla (SS-244) Museum On her 1st WWII patrol Cavalla sank the 30,000 ton Japanese Aircraft Carrier Shokaku.
		This group, commanded by Capt. Daniel Gallery on the aircraft carrier USS Guadalcanal, just weeks later boarded and captured the German submarine U-505 off the coast of Africa.
	www.sonic.net /~books/new.html (931 words)

	Japanese Aircraft Carriers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commisioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the Hosho.
		Throughout the 1920's and 1930's, they constantly experimented with their carriers, perfecting their design and construction methods, and honing the demanding art of blue-water power projection.
		And even well after the debacle at Midway, Japanese carriers and their airwings retained a formaidable punch.
	www.combinedfleet.com /cv.htm (137 words)

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