18.05.2009, 07:43
The Shinano Maru is NOT the so called "super-carrier" Shinano .
It is just a generic escort carrier like the Kaiyo, being a converted merchant ship.
The name is from a 1904 merchant ship used as a auxiliary cruiser and spotted 1905 the russian fleet at Tsushima.
It is just a generic escort carrier like the Kaiyo, being a converted merchant ship.
The name is from a 1904 merchant ship used as a auxiliary cruiser and spotted 1905 the russian fleet at Tsushima.