Zuihō-class aircraft carrier
CLASS OF TWO JAPANESE LIGHT AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
Zuiho class aircraft carrier; Zuihō class aircraft carrier; Zuiho-class aircraft carrier
The , also known as the , consisted of two aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) before World War II, the Zuihō and Shōhō. Both ships were originally built as submarine tenders, but were subsequently converted into carriers.