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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category.
01 / Overview
Zuihō-class aircraft carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1936–
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
4
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification1MOD.1
- Ships in Class2
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Standard Displacement11,444 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)205 m
- Beam18.2 m
- Draft6.58 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement785
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power38,776.4 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed28.9 kn
- Range7,800
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count8
⬢Aviation3MOD.3
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft30
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1936Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1940Entered service
90
years in service
2
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS RANKING Fleet Aircraft Carriers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
46FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS4INTERWAR PERIOD · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS274JAPAN · ALL WEAPONS15PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theFleet Aircraft Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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