Kaga

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Kaga 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 earthquake. Kaga was rebuilt in 1933–1935, increasing her top speed, improving her exhaust systems, and adapting her flight decks to accommodate more modern, heavier aircraft.

1928  WikimediaWikidata
mass 38200 tonne, length 239 metre, speed 26.5 knot, speed 31.25 knot, draft 8.7 metre, beam 31.3 metre, 90 airplane, 22 Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun, 8 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 anti-aircraft gun, 10 20 cm/50 caliber gun
shipwreck, dreadnought, aircraft carrierTosa-class battleshipImperial Japanese NavyKawasaki Heavy Industries

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  • Sōryū
    1935 Sōryū-class aircraft carrier
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1928 Kaga
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keel laying
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ship commissioning
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shipwrecking
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ship launching
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