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That was IJN Shinano, at 72,000 tons she was much bigger than any other carrier. She was originally designed as a battleship of the same class as IJN Yamato but was converted from 1942-44 to be a support carrier for supplying and repairing aircraft from other ships although able to carry her own fighters for defence.

The Shinano was torpedoed and sunk by USS Archerfish on 29 November 1944 as she was being moved to a safer port to finish her fitting out.

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