Class overview
Name:Shōkaku class
Builders:
  • Kawasaki Kobe Shipyard
  • Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Preceded by:Hiryū
Succeeded by:Taihō
Built:1938–1941
In commission:1941–1944
Completed:2
Lost:2
General characteristics (as built)
Type:Aircraft carrier
Displacement:32,105 t (31,598 long tons) (deep load)
Length:257.5 m (844 ft 10 in)
Beam:29 m (95 ft 2 in)
Draft:9.32 m (30 ft 7 in) (deep load)
Depth:23 m (75 ft 6 in)
Installed power:
  • 160,000 shp (120,000 kW)
  • 8 × water-tube boilers
Propulsion:4 × shafts; 4 × Kampon geared steam turbines
Speed:34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph)
Range:9,700 nmi (18,000 km; 11,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:1660 officers and crewmen
Armament:
  • 8 × twin 127 mm (5 in) Type 89 dual-purpose guns
  • 12 × triple 25 mm (1 in) Type 96 AA guns
Armor:
  • Waterline belt: 46–165 mm (1.8–6.5 in)
  • Deck: 65–132 mm (2.6–5.2 in)
Aircraft carried:
  • 72 (+12 spares)
  • 7 December 1941:
  • 18 × Mitsubishi A6M Zeros
  • 27 Aichi D3A "Val"s
  • 27 Nakajima B5N "Kate"s