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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 .
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 ]
Akagi after her launch in April 1925; she had already been converted to an aircraft carrier. Akagi was the first ship of the class to be laid down; construction began on 6 December 1920 at the naval yard in Kure. Amagi followed ten days later at the Yokosuka naval yard. The projected completion dates for the first pair of ships were December ...
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 Hakuryū: SS-503 2011 JS Kenryū: SS-504 2012 JS Zuiryū: SS-505 2013 JS Kokuryū: SS-506 2015 JS Jinryū: SS-507 2016 JS Sekiryū: SS-508 2017 JS Seiryū: SS-509 2018 JS Shōryū: SS-510 2019 2: Attack submarine (AIP lithium-ion batteries) JS Ōryū: SS-511 2020 The JS Ōryū is the world's first submarine powered by lithium-ion batteries ...
The pair were then joined by planes from the fellow aircraft carrier Akagi, who on her own sank the destroyer HMAS Vampire. The floating wreck of Hermes rapidly sank, having only managed to shoot down six attacking planes. [5] [6] Zuikaku, alongside Shōkaku, was the first aircraft carrier in history to sink an enemy aircraft carrier in combat.
On 25 April 1942, Aoki was made the captain of the aircraft carrier Akagi. He was in command of the ship at the time of her sinking at the Battle of Midway on 5 June 1942, and attempted to go down with his ship, but he was forcefully removed by his crew. [1]
From left to right: Akagi, Sōryū, Hiryū, and the battleships Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna, and Kongō. Taken from Zuikaku, 30 March 1942. On 26 March 1942, the five carriers of the First Air Fleet departed from Staring Bay; they were spotted by a Catalina about 350 nautical miles (650 km; 400 mi) southeast of Ceylon on the morning of 4 April.