How many aircraft carriers are there in Japan?

As of June 5438 +2020 10, Japan has four aircraft carriers in service. The Japanese aircraft carrier Fengxiang built in 1922 is considered to be the first standard aircraft carrier in the world. During the Second World War, Japan built a 1 1 fleet aircraft carrier and a number of light aircraft carriers, which once roamed the sea and became the catalyst for its highly inflated ambitions.

Japan has absorbed a lot of western culture since the Meiji Restoration, and after the rise of militarism, it is even more obsessed with building strong ships and guns. Like the navies of other big countries, there has been a heated debate within the Japanese navy about which is more important, but the development of aircraft carriers began with 19 1 1. From 1952 to 20 17, Japan has four helicopter carriers in service.

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The main classification of aircraft carriers: aircraft carriers can be divided into special-purpose aircraft carriers and multi-purpose aircraft carriers according to carrier-based aircraft. Special aircraft carriers can be divided into attack aircraft carriers, anti-submarine aircraft carriers (or helicopter carriers), training aircraft carriers and escort aircraft carriers. Escort carriers were all retired after World War II.

The attack aircraft carrier is mainly equipped with fighters and attack aircraft. Aircraft carriers can be divided into large aircraft carriers (with a displacement of more than 60,000 tons), medium aircraft carriers (with a displacement of 30,000-60,000 tons) and small aircraft carriers (with a displacement of less than 30,000 tons). According to the power plant, it can be divided into nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and conventional power aircraft carriers.

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