Sea Weapons

Fleet Carrier (1944)

Taiho

Preceded by:

None

Succeeded by:

None

Datafile

ClassTaiho
TypeFleet Carrier
Year1944
Crew1751
Dimensions
Length238 m (pp)
253 m
Beam27.7 m
Draught9.6 m
Displacement
Empty29,300 t
Loaded33,660 t
Maximum27,720 t
Performance
Speed62 km/h
Range14,816 km @ 33 km/h
Machinery
Shafts4
Turbines4 x Geared steam
160,000 hp
Kampon
Boilers8 x Kampon
FuelOil: 5,700 t
Armament
Anti-Aircraft12 x 100-mm (6 x 2)
10cm/65 Type 10 [17x3]
Armor
Belt56 - 150 mm
Hangar124 mm
Sensors
RadarType 13
Type 21
Aircraft
Helicopters53-84
Production
Built1
Total1

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Taiho Kawasaki10/07/194107/04/194307/03/194419/06/1944 Loss by submarine