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Kaga (Japanese: 加賀, named after the ancient Kaga Province) was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Originally intended to be one of two Tosa-class battleships, Kaga was converted under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty to an aircraft carrier as the replacement for the battlecruiser Amagi, which had been irreparably damaged during the 1923 Great Kantō ...
JS Kaga (DDH-184) is a helicopter carrier of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). [1] She is currently undergoing conversion into a light aircraft carrier , which is scheduled to be complete around fiscal year 2027. [ 2 ]
The second Japanese aircraft carrier to enter service, and the first large or "fleet" carrier, Akagi and the related Kaga figured prominently in the development of the IJN's new carrier striking force doctrine that grouped carriers together, concentrating their air power.
The Kaga is the first aircraft carrier to be operated by the Japanese navy since World War II as the country overhauls its maritime forces amid tensions in the Indo-Pacific. Central to the light ...
The First Carrier Division (第一航空戦隊, Dai Ichi Kōkū sentai, often abbreviated as 一航戦 Ichikō-sen) was an aircraft carrier unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy's First Air Fleet. At the beginning of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, the First Carrier Division consisted of the fleet carriers Akagi and Kaga.
The First Air Fleet (Dai-ichi Kōkū Kantai) was a major component of the Combined Fleet (Rengō Kantai).When created on 10 April 1941, it had three kōkū sentai (air flotillas; in the case of aircraft carriers, carrier divisions): On that date, First Kōkū Sentai consisted of Akagi and Kaga and their aircraft units.
Japanese Naval Vessels No. 2, Aircraft carrier Akagi / Kaga, 1975. Japanese Naval Vessels No. 16, Aircraft carrier Ryūjō / Hōshō, 1978. Japanese Naval Vessels No. 25, Japanese seaplane tenders w/ auxiliary seaplane tenders, 1979. Japanese Naval Vessels No. 56, Japanese aircraft carriers III, 1979.
Fleet Carrier (11) Class Picture Type Ships (Years in Service) Displacement Note Akagi-class: Fleet carrier: Akagi (1927–1942) 36,500 tonnes Converted from an Amagi-class battlecruiser. Sunk at Midway on June 5, 1942 Kaga-class: Aircraft carrier: Kaga (1928–1942) 38,200 tonnes Converted from a Tosa-class battleship. Sunk at Midway on June 4 ...