Akagi was the queen of Japanese flattops, the flagship of First Air Fleet. A conversion from a battlecruiser hull (much like her contemporaries, the U.S. Lexington-class carriers), she still possessed the lean lines of her original design. She was scuppered at Midway.
| Year Completed | 1927 |
| Displacement | 41,300 tons |
| Dimensions | 855'3" x 102'9" x 28'7" |
| Speed | 31 knots |
| Armament |
10 (later 8) x 8"/50 Type I 12 x 4.7"/45 28 x 25mm/60 91 aircraft |
| Crew | 2000 |
Additional Info
Akagi Tabular Record of Movement (TROM)
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| Aircraft carrier Akagi at Kure Naval Shipyard, Japan, 6 Apr 1925 | Carrier Akagi and battleship Nagato at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 15 Aug 1927 | Akagi and Hiei (misidentified as Kongo) in harbor, circa 1932-34 | Akagi underway, circa 1927-1935; note the triple flight deck | Akagi in Sukumo Bay, Shikoku, Japan, 27 Apr 1939 |
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| A Zero fighter took off from Akagi for Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941 | D3A1 dive bombers preparing to take off from Akagi to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 7 Dec 1941; carrier Soryu in background | B5N1 taking off from carrier Akagi, circa Mar-Apr 1942 | Aircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deck | Flight deck of Akagi as seen from an aircraft that just took off from the carrier, Apr 1942 |
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