Japan's first heavy carrier, she was converted from a battleship due to be scrapped under the terms of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. Sunk at Midway.
| Year Completed | 1928 |
| Displacement | 42,541 tons |
| Dimensions | 812'6" x 106'8" x 31'1" |
| Speed | 28 knots |
| Armament |
10 x 8"/50 Type I 16 x 5"/40 22 x 25mm/60 90 aircraft |
| Crew | 2016 |
Additional Info
Kaga Tabular Record of Movement (TROM)
Wreckage from Japanese aircraft carrier sunk at Battle of Midway identified!
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| Carrier Kaga at Yokosuka Naval Shipyard, Japan, 20 Nov 1928 | Kaga after her 1936 modernization | B2M, A2N, and Ki-4 aircraft operating aboard carrier Kaga, 11 May 1937 | Ryujo, Kaga, a Kongo-class, and a Nachi-class ships possibly near China, late 1930s | Japanese carriers Zuikaku (foreground) and Kaga (background) underway toward Hitokappu Bay, Iturup, Kurile Islands, Nov 1941; note Zuikaku's anti-aircraft armament |
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| Kaga in heavy seas en route to Pearl Harbor, circa early Dec 1941; carrier Zuikaku in background | Carrier Kaga as seen in US War Department Basic Field Manual FM 30-58, published on 21 Dec 1941 | Battle of Midway diorama by Norman Bel Geddes | Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes of Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu under attack at Midway |
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