2023 Rebuild!

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Or 'An answer to the question: What is unique about Japanese carriers?'

AU Profile: Later members of the Izumi-class also saw themselves being converted into two types of aircraft carriers during the 60s, the first being the 朱雀 or Suzaku-class. The design of this class followed in the footsteps of Japan's later fleet carriers, Taiho and Shinano, and featured a starboard-side island, heavy batteries of dual-purpose guns in a similar configuration to the USS Midway's original design, and a heavily armoured flight deck.

Original battleship build can be found here.
Hybrid battleship-carrier build can be found here.
Flugdeckkreuzer build can be found here.
Alternative carrier build can be found here.

Class Overview
Name:	Izumi class (Seiryū sub-class)
Builders:	Yokosuka Dockyards Kure Naval Dockyards Sasebo Naval Dockyards Maizuru Naval Dockyards
Operators:	Imperial Japanese Navy
General Characteristics
Type:	Aircraft Carrier
Length:	451 m at water-line 463 m overall
Beam:	51 m at water-line 75 m overall
Draught:	10.5 m
Propulsion:	24 improved Kampon boilers, driving 6 steam turbines six 4-bladed propellers, 5 m diameter
Speed:	32.5 knots
Armament:	As built: 40 × 15 cm/60 Type 5 kai-ni guns (20 × I). 19 × 5 cm/65 Type 5 guns (9 × II)
Armor:	650 mm side armor, inclined 15 degrees 350 mm armored deck
Aircraft carried:	25 Yokosuka R2Y Keiun 50 Mitsubishi A8M Rikufū 50 Kyūshū J7W Shinden 50 Nakajima J5N Tenrai