Tamiya 1/700 Aircraft Carrier Shinano Model Kit

Tamiya 1/700 Waterline Series model of the IJN Shinano, the largest aircraft carrier of WWII. Originally laid down as the third Yamato-class battleship, Shinano was converted to a carrier after Midway with a massive armored flight deck. At 72,000 tons she was the heaviest carrier ever built until the USS Forrestal. Tragically, she was sunk by the submarine USS Archerfish just 17 hours into her maiden voyage on November 29, 1944—the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine.