Since Akagi was initially conceived as a battlecruiser, the prevailing ship naming conventions dictated that she (like her sister ships) be named after a mountain. Akagi came from Mount …

The brand new Imperial Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi (赤城, "Red Castle", named after Mount Akagi) made her sea trials in June, beating her own record on 17 June 1927 by achieving a …

Hey Gang, the wait is over. On the anniversary of the Battle of Midway we are finally ready to hear the story of IJN Akagi in all her glory.

The Akagi was designed as a battlecruiser, much like her American Lexington-class contemporaries. She was converted into an aircraft carrier under the auspices of the 1922 …

Akagi 赤城 was a Japanese aircraft carrier that was in service from 1927 to 1942. It was originally designed as an Amagi-Class battlecruiser, but construction as such was not finished due to …

A gun crew mans their weapon aboard the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Akagi. This is a twin 120mm, 45-caliber Type 10 anti-aircraft gun position mounted on the port side of the carrier.

Feb 5, 2024 · Akagi (“Red Castle“) was originally designed as a battlecruiser, but like USS Lexington (CV-2) and USS Saratoga (CV-3), she was converted while building to an aircraft …

At the moment of completion Akagi became the largest aircraft carrier in the world (her standard displacement actually exceeded 30000t though officially Japanese specified only 26900t), and …

Sep 18, 2024 · Akagi was named after Mount Akagi, a dormant volcano in the Kantō region (the name literally means "red castle"). After she was repurposed as an aircraft carrier her …

Sep 22, 2023 · Akagi, a Japanese aircraft carrier that took part in the raid on Pearl Harbor, was sunk at the Battle of Midway. Now, explorers have captured its image on film.