Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-67.63.102.37-20141024155136/@comment-9676492-20141203230510

Actually, Shinano wasn't finished when she was sunk, she'd been launched and was en route to another port to continue work on her.

She hadn't been comissioned or equipped when she was sunk, she'd only been launched. So her appearance will be an entirely 'what if' scenario.