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Japanese aircraft carrier Taihō

Taihō was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Possessing heavy belt armor and featuring an armored flight deck, she represented a major departure from prior Japanese ... Wikipedia
Launched: April 7, 1943
Length: 855′
Construction started: July 10, 1941
Aircraft carried: 65 in combat (53–82 as planned)
Armament: 6 × twin 10 cm (4 in) AA guns; 17 × triple 25 mm (1 in) AA guns
Armor: Belt: 40–152 mm (1.6–6.0 in); Deck: 75–80 mm (3.0–3.1 in) (upper); 32 mm (1.3 in) (lower)
Commissioned: 7 March 1944