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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 ...
Kaga's mascot is the personification of her World War II-era predecessor in Kantai Collection, where she is one of the most popular characters of the franchise. It began when Kadokawa Games shared official art on Twitter, depicting 1928 Kaga's Kantai Collection counterpart holding a scale model of the new Kaga the day after she was launched. [24]
World War II Database [17] IJN Invasion of Malay Peninsula (Jan 1942) IJN Ryūjō (CVL) IJN Invasion of Rabaul and Kavieng, Raids on Lae, Salamaua, Bulolo, and Madang (4 Jan – February 1942) Operation R IJN 1st & 5th Carrier Divisions: IJN Akagi (CV) IJN Kaga (CV) IJN Shōkaku (CV) raids on Lae, Salamaua, Bulolo, and Madang
At the beginning of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, the First Carrier Division consisted of the fleet carriers Akagi and Kaga. The division participated in the Attack on Pearl Harbor and Indian Ocean Raid.
Kaga after her 1930s reconstruction. In 1933–35 Kaga was rebuilt to increase her top speed, improve her exhaust systems, and adapt her flight decks to more modern, heavier aircraft. After the reconstruction, the ship displaced 38,200 long tons (38,800 t) at standard load, better boilers gave her a top speed of 28.3 knots (52.4 km/h; 32.6 mph ...
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 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.
Kaga Aircraft Group: 加賀飛行機隊: ニ (Ni, 26 June 1926) R (1937) K (1937–1939) P (15 November 1940) VI (Early in 1941–31 March 1941) AII (1 April 1941–13 July 1942) Kaga sunk on 5 June 1942. Kasuga Maru Aircraft Group Taiyō Aircraft Group: 春日丸飛行機隊 大鷹飛行機隊: DII (25 September 1941–31 March 1942)