The Biggest Carrier

On November 18, 1944 in Tokyo Bay, the Imperial Japanese Navy
commissioned the super aircraft carrier Shinano, which displaced
72,000 tons and could carry over 60 aircraft. Expecting U.S. air
raids on Tokyo at any time, the Japanese decided to move
Shinano to the Inland Sea for greater protection. At 6 pm
on November 28, 1944, Shinano left Tokyo Bay,
zig-zagging at 20 knots. Two and a half hours later, USS
Archerfish picked up the big carrier on radar and began
the chase. Reaching shooting position at 3:17 am, the
Archerfish fired and hit Shinano with four torpedoes.
Water flooded through unfinished bulkheads and
unsealed watertight doors and at 10:55 am
Shinano sank.