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Akagi

Aircraft carrierJapanRetired
Akagi
Photo: Donation of Kazutoshi Hando, 1970. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Type
Aircraft carrier
Origin
Japan
Shipyards
Kure Naval Arsenal
Construction began
1920
First commissioned
1927
Last retired
1942
Status
Retired
Ships completed
1
Crew
1,630

Aircraft carrier

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
42,000 t
Length
260.67 m
Beam
31.32 m
Draught
8.71 m
Performance
Maximum speed
31.5 kn (58 km/h)
Range
10,000 nmi (18,520 km)
Power
99,178 kW
Armament
Armament
6 × 200 mm6 × 120 mm14 × 25 mm
Aircraft carried
Mitsubishi A6M ZeroAichi D3ANakajima B5N

Operators

Japan

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.