article_snippet: Today the Izumo, a helicopter carrier as big as .
article_snippet: the Imperial Navy aircraft carriers that battled the United .
article_snippet: Pictured left (and far right next to a much smaller navy ship) is the Izumo, which is equal in size to the aircraft carriers Japan deployed throughout the Pacific during the Second World War .
article_snippet: The 248metre (813ft) long warship resembles U.S. Marine .
article_snippet: Corp amphibious assault carriers in size and design
article_snippet: of the U.S. Seventh Fleets carrier battle group, the Izumo will . join two smaller helicopters carriers already in service that .
article_snippet: Soldiers march and salute on the deck of the massive warship, which is capable of holding a maximum of 28 aircraft .
article_snippet: Soldiers untangle a rope on board the aircraft carrier, which measures 250m in length .
highlights_snippet: The Izumo, a 250m aircraft carrier, is as big as the Imperial Navy carriers that battled the U.S. in the Pacific .
  