Well since they were sister ships. It's hard to make a statment on which one was the best.
That's like comapring the Nagato and Mustsu.
Or the Bismark and Tirpitz.
Or the Missouri and New Jersey.
Or the South Dakota and Alabama.
Or the Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Or the Texas and New York.
As far as how much punishment.................. You have to also look at where the punishment was as much as the number of hits. 5 hits by bombs that glance off armour or explode topside are not going to do as much damage as one that explodes punching a hole below the water line, or hitting an ammunition magazine.
But I will go out on a limb and say.
The Shinano , the third sister of the Yamato clan. She was converted to a carrier during her construction because of the Japanese carrier losses of 1942/43. Although she was sunk on her maiden voyage without launching one aircraft. She had the potential to be the best. Also this was the largest
aircraft carrier ever launched until the CVN USS Enterprise in the early 60's.
