Japan • Imperial Japanese NavyAircraft Carrier
Akagi
Class: Amagi-class (converted)
Historical Overview
Originally laid down as a battlecruiser, she was converted to a fleet carrier and became the flagship of the Kido Butai under Admiral Nagumo.
Service Record
Major Battles
- Pearl Harbor
- Battle of Midway
Operations
- Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Indian Ocean Raid
Damage Sustained
- Fatal bomb hit setting off fueled and armed aircraft on deck
Armament & Weapons
Main Battery
- 6 × 20 cm 3rd Year Type guns
Secondary Battery
Anti-Aircraft
- 12 × 12 cm 10th Year Type
- 28 × 25 mm Type 96
Torpedoes