Last update: 22.02.2001
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Zuiho class
General Info
Fleet / Country: Imperial Japanese Navy / Japan Empire In service from: 1940 Complement (officers/enlisted): 785

Dimensions
(metres)
Lenght overall / waterline:
204,80  /   201,33
Beam overall / wl.:
18,20  /  
Draft overall / wl.:
6,6  /  
Air deck
192,6x23,1
Elevators
2: 13x12 + ?x?

Displacement
(English tons = 1016 kg)
Standard
11262
Full loaded
14200

Armament
Main guns
8x127/40
Secondary guns
8x25, 43:44x25; 44:68x25, 44/10: 28x120rktm
Planes
24-30
Radars
Type 21

Engines
Boilers
4 Kampon
Turbines
2 Parsons geared
Shafts
2

Endurance
Top speed (kts)
28,2
endurance
7800 miles @ 18 kts
Engines load
52000 HP
Fuel
2600 tons
Aircraft gasoline (liters)
0

Armor
(milimetres)
Main Battery turrets
Shoho,