Akagi (Japanese: 赤城, "Red castle", named after Mount Akagi) was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Though she was laid down as an Amagi-class battlecruiser, Akagi was converted to an aircraft carrier while still under construction to comply with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.

Colorized photo of the Imperial Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi in Kure naval shipyard on 6 April 1925. Akagi was initially intended to be a battlecruiser of the Amagi-class. Much like the American Lexington-class, her construction was halted, when Japan signed the Washington Naval Treaty on 6 February 1922.

Photo #: USAF 57576 Battle of Midway, June 1942 Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi and a destroyer maneuvering below thin clouds while under high-level bombing attack by USAAF B-17 bombers, shortly after 8AM, 4 June 1942. U.S. Air Force Photograph. Online Image: 140KB; 740 x …

Akagi underway during trials in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan, 17 Jun 1927; note the triple flight deck Haruna in harbor, circa 1929-1931; note Akagi (background left), Hosho (background right), and several Momi or Wakatake-class destroyers

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Apr 9, 2024 · I've only seen black and white photos of the Akagi; the flight deck's wood decking looks very light in those pictures. Close to what the US Navy's teak decking looked like in the pre-war finish, before we started applying the camouflage measures.

Nov 13, 2012 · COLOR PROFILE BASE: one photo of the book AKAGI, volume 2, by AJ Press. HA-218 was flown by a wingman of carrier IJN Akagi, 1930, in shore base. This Mitsubishi 1MF3a - type 10 has red tail and red vertical band.

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Sep 18, 2024 · USN archive photo showing the VS-6 aircrew which helped sink the Imperial Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi. A group photo of the pilots of United States Navy dive bomber squadron Bombing Squadron Six (VB-6), photographed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) on 3 June 1942, the day before the Battle of Midway. Seated (L-R): Lt(jg) J ...