I.J.N. Akagi
1939
(Neptun 1217)
- Class: Akagi - 1 aircraft carrier of 1920
- Displacement: 36,500 tons
- Dimensions: 771 (pp) 855.3 (oa) x 102.75 x 28.5 ft. F.D. 817.75 x 100 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 133,000 = 31.2 knots
- Armor: Main belt 10 in.
- Armament: 6-8 in. (6x1), 12-4.7 in. (6x2), 28-25 mm. (14x2) A.A. guns
- Aircraft: 91
- Complement: 2,000
- Builder: Kure Navy Yard
- Laid Down: 6 Dec 1920
- Launched: 22 Apr 1925
- Completed: 25 Mar 1927
- Service: 1st Carrier Division: China, Pearl Harbor, Rabaul, Darwin, Java, Ceylon, Midway.
Sunk by aircraft from USS Enterprise, 4 Jun 1942.
- B5N2 Kate
- D3A2 Val
- A6M2 Zero
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