Ship Database
Tier X Aircraft Carrier Special

Japan

AL Shinano

An armored aircraft carrier of the Sakura Empire, converted from a Yamato-class battleship. She was praised as the largest and most powerful aircraft carrier. Though her speech is old-fashioned and ethereal, she possesses a gentle and caring personality. From the Azur Lane game.

Doubloons
41,500
Official profile image of AL Shinano

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
71,700
Maximum speed
27.0 knots
Surface detection
14.3 km

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection14.3 km
  • Secondary battery5.9 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • Aircraft torpedo 6,533
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
27.0 knots
Turning circle radius
1,200 m
Rudder shift time
18.7 s
Maneuverability API rating 29

Concealment

Surface detection
14.3 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 42

Survivability

Hit points
71,700
Torpedo damage reduction
55 %
Survivability API rating 91

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
13–400 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.9 km
Mount
127 mm HE Type2
Maximum damage per hit
2,100
Fire chance
8.0 %
Rate of fire
12.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
725 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 83
Aura
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
40
Aura
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
35
Aura
120 mm AA Rocket
Calibre
120 mm
Mounts
12
Aura
127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
8
Carrier aviationClass system

The public API still uses legacy aircraft categories and does not expose every modern carrier payload mechanic. Only fields returned by Wargaming are shown.

Dive bombers

Torpedo bombers

B7A Ryūsei

Aircraft tier
10
Squadrons
3
Cruise speed
137 knots
Aircraft health
1,670
Maximum damage per torpedo
6,533
Torpedo range
5.0 km
Torpedo speed
50 knots
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
71,700
Secondary barrels
8
AA mounts
95

Engine

Published maximum speed
27.0 knots

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

Aichi B7A2

Default
Type
DiveBomber

Propulsion: 150,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Aichi B7A2

Default
Type
TorpedoBomber

AL Shinano

Default
Type
Hull

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Air Groups Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Flight Control Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Air Groups Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Flight Control Modification 1

Modernization

Does not increase the maximum number of each type of tactical squadron aircraft on deck.

Credits
2,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
9
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
10–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

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HP
67,100
Speed
31 kn
Open comparison

Germany

Max Immelmann

HP
65,300
Speed
32 kn
Open comparison

U.S.A.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

HP
67,600
Speed
33 kn
Open comparison