Shinyou was not a {{Class|Taiyou}} in real life, but followed the same design principles, being her separate unique class.
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All 3 ships of the {{Class|Taiyou}} (Taiyou, Unyou, and Chuuyou), were initially built as '''"''Nitta Maru''-class cargo liners"''', with those ships being initially designed to eventually be converted into carriers to bypass the Naval Treaties restrictions.
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[[Shinyou]] was not a {{Class|Taiyou}} in real life, being her separate unique "''Shinyou''-class". She nonetheless followed the same design principles, being a carrier converted from the German ocean liner Scharnhorst.