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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. 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 ...
The Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer (ひゅうが型護衛艦, Hyūga-gata-goei-kan) is a class of helicopter carrier built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Two - Hyūga and Ise - were built; upon completion the class were the largest ships built for the Japanese navy since the Second World War. [1] Hyūga was described in a ...
Battle of Midway. 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 Izumo (DDH-183) is a helicopter carrier which, as of 2022, is being converted into a light aircraft carrier. Officially classified as a multi-purpose operation destroyer, she is the lead ship in the Izumo class of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). She is the second warship to be named for Izumo Province, with the previous ship ...
Taiyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1942) Kaiyō (liner converted to escort carrier in 1942) (liner converted to escort carrier in 1943) Ryūhō (converted from submarine tender in 1942) Taihō. Taihō (1943) Chitose class light aircraft carriers. Chiyoda (1943) Chitose (1944) Unryū class.
15. Hōshō (鳳翔, literally " phoenix flying") was the world's first commissioned ship that was built as an aircraft carrier, [ Note 1 ] and the first aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Commissioned in 1922, the ship was used for testing carrier aircraft operations equipment, techniques, such as take-offs and landings, and ...
Starboard quarter of Kaga with three casemate guns visible. Mark I guns were installed in casemates with a maximum elevation of 25 degrees limiting maximum range to 22 kilometers (14 mi). Aircraft carriers originally had four guns mounted in two type B twin turrets with a maximum elevation of 70 degrees.