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Akagi
World Naval Ships  Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers  Akagi |
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Japanese naval history of the aircraft carrier Akagi. Initial construction on Akagi was to be a battlecruiser but construction work was suspended in 1922 and it was converted to an aircraft carrier in November 1923 and launched April 1925. Akagi is designed very similar to Kaga with three flight decks, this was changed during the refit of 1936 at the Sasebo Navy yard. At the start of the war she was the flagship of Admiral Nagumo and the carrier fleet. During the battle of Midway the Akagi was hit by bombs from US Divebombers which wrecked the flight deck and hangars, uncontrollable fires started and the ship was eventually abandoned and scuttled. Displacement: 36,500 tons, Speed: 31.2 knots. Crew 2000. Armament: Six 8 inch guns Twelve 4.7 inch guns in pairs, Twenty Eight 25mm AA guns and 91 aircraft |
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| Akagi | 22nd April 1925 | Scuttled on 5th June 1942 after taking heavy damage from US bombers at Midway. | |
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Aircraft carrier Akagi Displacement: 42,900 tons standard and 47,700 tons full load. Speed: 31 knots. Complement: 2,000 Armament: Six 8-inch guns, twelve 4.7 inch anti aircraft guns, twenty-eight 25mm AA, 91 aircraft. |
Akagi, 1927. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5693 |
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