I.J.N. Taiho
1944
(Neptun 1212)
- Class: Taiho - 1 aircraft carrier of 1940
- Displacement: 29,300 tons
- Dimensions: 780.75 (pp) 852 (oa) x 90.75 x 31.75 ft. F.D. 844.75 x 98.5 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 160,000 = 33 knots
- Protection: Flight deck 3.75 in., magazine 6 in., engine room 2 in.
- Armament: 12-3.9 in. A.A. (6x2), 51-25 mm. A.A. (17x3) guns
- Aircraft: 53
- Complement: 1,751
- Builder: Kawasaki, Kobe
- Laid Down: 10 Jul 1941
- Launched: 7 Apr 1943
- Commissioned: 7 Mar 1944
- Service: Flagship, First Carrier Strike Force, Combined Fleet. Torpedoed and sunk by US submarine Albacore at Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 Jun 1944.
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