Talk:Souryuu/@comment-5256985-20140706233956/@comment-68.8.90.251-20140717042240

Well actually, while Hoshou was the first fleet carrier built from the keel up, she lost that status to Souryuu (though not completely).. Mainly because her specifications became standard as an escort carrier, while an actual fleet carrier was roughly the size of Akagi, Souryuu, Hiryuu, etc. She was essentially edged out of her class during WWII. The world's first actual fleet carrier designed from the keel up, and that fit the specifications of a Standard Fleet Carrier, was the USS-Ranger. Though admittedly it was too slow. Souryuu followed up 3 years later.