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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 ] Officially classified as a multi-purpose operation destroyer, she is the second ship in the Izumo class, the ...
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 ...
Shinano (Japanese: 信濃, named after the ancient Shinano Province) was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II, the largest such built up to that time. Laid down in May 1940 as the third of the Yamato -class battleships, Shinano ' s partially complete hull was ordered to be converted to an aircraft ...
Akagi (Japanese: 赤城, "Red castle", named after Mount Akagi) was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Though she was laid down as an Amagi -class battlecruiser, Akagi was converted to an aircraft carrier while still under construction to comply with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.
The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. Chitose-class aircraft carrier. Hiyō-class aircraft carrier. Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier. Unryū-class aircraft carrier. Zuihō-class aircraft carrier.
Zuikaku (Japanese: 瑞鶴, meaning "Auspicious Crane") was the second and last Shōkaku -class aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before the beginning of the Pacific War. Zuikaku was one of the most capable Japanese aircraft carriers of the entire war. Her aircraft took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor that ...
This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. Escort carriers of Japan(3 C) World War II aircraft carriers of Japan(1 C, 26 P) A. Aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy(9 C, 28 P) E. Escort carriers of the Imperial Japanese Army(5 P) J. Aircraft carriers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force(1 C)
Japanese aircraft carrier. Taihō. Taihō (大鳳, "Great Phoenix") was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Possessing heavy belt armor and featuring an armored flight deck (a first for any Japanese aircraft carrier), she represented a major departure from prior Japanese aircraft carrier design and was ...