Talk:Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō
Latest comment: 9 years ago by 175.156.183.138 in topic Re: this class of aircraft carriers
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Re: this class of aircraft carriers edit
Hi, I noticed that this class of carriers are named as "Zuiho-class" when Japanese sources clearly state it as "Shoho-class".
As the ships belonged to the IJN, should it not be natural to adopt their naming conventions, instead of propagating the wrong one?
Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.156.183.138 (talk) 06:41, 30 November 2014 (UTC)