TAIHO (1944) Displacement: 29,300 tons (standard); 37,270 tons (full) Complement: 2150 Length: 855 ft Beam: 90.1 ft Draught: 30.6 ft Aircraft: 60 Speed: 33 Guns: 12 x 3.9" (100mm)/65 cal Model 1938 71 x 25mm/60 cal MG 22 x 13mm/76 cal MG Armour: Side Belt 2.2"-4.3" (56-109mm) 5.9" (150mm) on boilers and machinery Flight Deck 3.1" (78.7mm) Lower Hangar Floor (armor deck) 4.9" (124.5mm) Citadel total armor protection was about 8,800 tons Machinery: Geared turbines S.H.P. 180,000 = 33.kts. 4 shafts. Damaged Jun.19/44 by a single torpedo fired by US sub Albacore near Japan and blew up due to fuel vapors.

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