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Ships · Japan · 1927-1942

Akagi

fleet aircraft carrier

Converted from a battlecruiser hull, Akagi was Admiral Nagumo's flagship for the Pearl Harbor strike and the core of the carrier force that dominated the Pacific for six months. On 4 June 1942 a single American dive bomber hit set her aircraft-laden hangar deck ablaze, and she was scuttled by her own escorts the next morning. Her loss, alongside Kaga, Soryu and Hiryu, broke Japan's carrier striking power at Midway.

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crew2,000 (after 1938 refit)
displacement36,500 tons (standard, as reconstructed), 41,300 deep load
aircraft91 (66 operational + 25 reserve)
fatescuttled 5 June 1942

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Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi in April, 1942 during the Indian Ocean Raid as seen from an aircraft that has just taken off from her deck. The aircraft on the flight deck preparing for takeoff are Aichi D3A Type 99 dive
Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi in April, 1942 during the Indian Ocean Raid as seen from an aircraft that has just taken off from her deck. The aircraft on the flight deck preparing for takeoff are Aichi D3A Type 99 diveJapanese Navy · Public domain · source
The Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi and the destroyer Nowaki maneuvering below thin clouds while under high-level bombing attack by U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers, shortly after 0800 hrs, 4 Jun
The Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi and the destroyer Nowaki maneuvering below thin clouds while under high-level bombing attack by U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers, shortly after 0800 hrs, 4 JunUnknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source
Forward overhead view of the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Akagi soon after two twin 8-inch turrets were installed on the carrier's middle flight deck in 1929.
Forward overhead view of the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Akagi soon after two twin 8-inch turrets were installed on the carrier's middle flight deck in 1929.Not stated · Public domain · source

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