Kaga 1920-1942
Kaga 1920-1942

Author: Miroslaw Skwiot

Publisher:

Published: 2015-01-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788364596261

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The career of Kaga, which started on the drawing boards of the design bureau as a battleship had capacity for swift development. The first studies on the preliminary design began in 1917 and during the calendar year several variants were developed. Individual solutions envisaged in the design were duly analyzed, and pieces of information systematically arriving from Europe, where the world war was raging, proved helpful in their verification. They had substantial contribution in development of the final design, which was completed in mid 1918 and its author was the designer Captain Yozuru Hiraga. Kaga was laid down on 19 July 1920 in the Kawasaki shipyard in Kobe and the complete hull was launched on 17 November 1921 and the construction was canceled a month later! The future of the ship was definitely endangered by the Washington Naval Treaty, which notabene stipulated the conversion of Kaga to a target ship. Another chance emerged after the earthquake which affected the Kanto region on 1 September 1923 and heavily damaged the hull of the battlecruiser Amagi. The repair was deemed pointless so it was decided to convert the battleship Kaga, work on which was on similar stage of advance, to a carrier in lieu of the destroyed Amagi. Completed as a carrier she participated in all major Japanese combat operations conducted during 1930 - 1942. Heavily damaged during the Battle of Midway it was sunk by the destroyer Hagikaze.

The Aircraft Carrier Kaga
The Aircraft Carrier Kaga

Author: Stefan Draminksi

Publisher: Super Drawings in 3D

Published: 2014-12-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788364596223

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Japanese aircraft carrier "Kaga". She was initially being built as a battleship, but as a result of a coincidence she became one of the first large carriers in history. She was a part of Japanese Kidō Butai, a group of carriers that decided about the power of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the first half-year of the war in Pacific. After a daring attack on Pearl Harbor followed by a series of further victories there was a reversal during the battle of Midway, when "Kaga" and three accompanying carriers were destroyed which ultimately buried Japan's chances for winning the war.

Aircraft Carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Aircraft Carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy

Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: University-Press.org

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781230558769

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga, Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi, Japanese aircraft carrier H sh, Japanese aircraft carrier Taih, Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano, Japanese aircraft carrier Ry j, Japanese aircraft carrier Ry h, Japanese seaplane carrier Wakamiya, Japanese cruiser Ibuki, Japanese seaplane carrier Mizuho, Submarine aircraft carriers of Japan. Excerpt: Kaga (Japanese: ) was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), named after the former Kaga Province in present-day Ishikawa Prefecture. Originally intended to be one of two Tosa-class battleships, Kaga was converted under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty to an aircraft carrier as the replacement for the battlecruiser Amagi, which had been damaged during the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake. Kaga was rebuilt in 1933-35, increasing her top speed, improving her exhaust systems, and adapting her flight decks to more modern, heavier aircraft. The third Japanese aircraft carrier to enter service, Kaga figured prominently in the development of the IJN's carrier striking force doctrine. The doctrine, which grouped carriers together to give greater mass and concentration to their air power, was a revolutionary strategic concept at the time. The employment of this doctrine was crucial in enabling Japan to attain its initial strategic goals during the first six months of the Pacific War. Kagas aircraft first supported Japanese troops in China during the Shanghai Incident of 1932 and participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War in the late 1930s. With other carriers, she took part in the Pearl Harbor raid in December 1941 and the invasion of Rabaul in the Southwest Pacific in January 1942. The following month her aircraft participated in a combined carrier airstrike on Darwin, Australia, helping secure the conquest of the Dutch...

The Japanese Aircraft Carrier Akagi
The Japanese Aircraft Carrier Akagi

Author: Stefan Dramiński

Publisher: Super Drawings in 3D

Published: 2017-03-19

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9788364596810

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This vessel, which was to become the most famous Japanese aircraft carrier and the symbol of the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy aviation, was initially built as a battlecruiser. Only as the result of the resolutions of the Washington Naval Treaty the Akagi ("Red Castle", the name of a Japanese mountain) was completed as an aircraft carrier. During the first six months of the war in the Pacific she was the flagship of the carrier strike group, marching from one victory to another. The reversal took place during the battle of Midway, when a hit by a single bomb in a fatal moment sealed her fate.

Unique Aircraft Carriers
Unique Aircraft Carriers

Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: University-Press.org

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781230527321

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 78. Chapters: Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga, HMS Ark Royal, USS Enterprise, Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi, USS Wasp, Japanese aircraft carrier H sh, French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, Japanese aircraft carrier Taih, USS Ranger, HMS Eagle, Italian aircraft carrier Aquila, HTMS Chakri Naruebet, Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano, Japanese aircraft carrier Ry j, USS Langley, HMS Unicorn, HMS Audacity, Spanish ship Juan Carlos I, Japanese aircraft carrier Ry h, French aircraft carrier Bearn, Japanese seaplane carrier Wakamiya, HMS Activity, Spanish aircraft carrier Principe de Asturias, Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian aircraft carrier Cavour, Italian aircraft carrier Sparviero, VSTOL Support Ship. Excerpt: HMS Ark Royal (pennant number 91) was an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that served during the Second World War. Designed in 1934 to fit the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty, Ark Royal was built by Cammell Laird and Company, Ltd. at Birkenhead, England, and completed in November 1938. Her design differed from previous aircraft carriers. Ark Royal was the first ship on which the hangars and flight deck were an integral part of the hull, instead of an add-on or part of the superstructure. Designed to carry a large number of aircraft, she had two hangar deck levels. She served during a period that first saw the extensive use of naval air power; a number of carrier tactics were developed and refined aboard Ark Royal. Ark Royal served in some of the most active naval theatres of the Second World War. She was involved in the first aerial and U-boat kills of the war, operations off Norway, the search for the German battleship Bismarck, and the Malta Convoys. Ark Royal survived several near misses and gained a reputation as a 'lucky ship'. The Germans incorrectly reported her as...

The Aircraft Carrier Hiryu
The Aircraft Carrier Hiryu

Author: Stefan Draminski

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-07-07

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1472840259

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A uniquely detailed study of a Japanese aircraft carrier that took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor, before being sunk at Midway. Superbly illustrated with line drawings, full-colour artwork of the ship through its career, internal reconstructions of deck layouts, and 3D illustrations of every detail of the ship from its rigging to its aircraft to its anchors, this book reconstructs and dissects one of the most prominent carriers of the early Pacific War. Built in the late 1930s, Hiryu took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and most of the operations of Japan's triumphant first months of the war, before being sunk at Midway. Drawing on Stefan Draminski's new research and making the best use yet of his acclaimed 3D illustration techniques, this is the most comprehensive examination of Hiryu ever published. It includes a complete set of detailed line drawings with fully descriptive keys and full-color 3D artwork, supported by technical details, photographs, and a concise history of the ship's construction and service.

Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway

Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: University-Press.org

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781230476896

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 71. Chapters: Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga, Japanese aircraft carrier S ry, Japanese aircraft carrier Hiry, Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi, USS Yorktown, William Halsey, Jr., USS Enterprise, Miles Browning, Midway order of battle, USS Hornet, USS Russell, John Thach, USS Hammann, George H. Gay, Jr., First Bombardment of Midway, C. Wade McClusky, Kenneth Campion, The Battle of Midway, DeWitt Clinton Ramsey, Clayton Fisher. Excerpt: The Battle of Midway (Japanese: ) is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, approximately one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea and six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) attack against Midway Atoll, inflicting irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet. Military historian John Keegan has called it "the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare." The Japanese operation, like the earlier attack on Pearl Harbor, sought to eliminate the United States as a strategic power in the Pacific, thereby giving Japan a free hand in establishing its Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The Japanese hoped that another demoralizing defeat would force the U.S. to capitulate in the Pacific War. The Japanese plan was to lure the United States' aircraft carriers into a trap. The Japanese also intended to occupy Midway Atoll as part of an overall plan to extend their defensive perimeter in response to the Doolittle Raid. This operation was also considered preparatory for further attacks against Fiji and Samoa. The plan was handicapped by faulty Japanese assumptions of the American reaction and poor initial dispositions. Most significantly, American codebreakers were able to determine the date and location of...

The Japanese Aircraft Carriers Sōryū and Hiryū
The Japanese Aircraft Carriers Sōryū and Hiryū

Author: Miroslaw Skwiot

Publisher: Hard Cover

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788364596520

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Soryu meaning "Blue (or Green) Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s. A sister ship, Hiryū, was intended to follow Sōryū, but Hiryū 's design was heavily modified and she is often considered to be a separate class. Their aircraft supported the Japanese invasion of French Indochina in mid-1940. During the first month of the Pacific War, they took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Wake Island and then supported the conquest of the Dutch East Indies in January 1942. The following month, their aircraft bombed Darwin, Australia, and continued to assist in the Dutch East Indies campaign. In April, Hiryū's aircraft helped sink two British heavy cruisers and several merchant ships during the Indian Ocean raid. Hiryū was the second aircraft carrier included in "The Second Naval Armaments Supplement Program" of 1934. Originally both carriers were supposed to be sister vessels, but the number of design modifications introduced during the construction of Sōryū resulted in many differences between the two. According to the original plans Hiryū was to be completed a year after Sōryū, but her construction (similarly to her predecessor) suffered delays caused by two key factors. The first one was the implementation of the lessons learned during the reconstruction of Kaga, which was going on simultaneously with Hiryū's construction. Then there was new data available from the early service days of Sōryū, which exposed some of the design's drawbacks and weaknesses. The number of issues popping up "along the way" was further increased by the Fourth Fleet Incident and by Japan's withdrawal from the previously signed naval treaties. Considering all those issues, it is not hard to imagine the inevitable impact they had on Hiryū's original design and construction schedule. The greatest source of delays was undoubtedly the aftermath of the Fourth Fleet Incident, which forced the Navy Aviation Bureau to introduce changes in the design of the second carrier. After the new requirements had been implemented, Hiryū's final design (known as the "Basic Project G-10") finally emerged.

Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers 1921–45
Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers 1921–45

Author: Mark Stille

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-05-20

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1780968345

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The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the Hosho. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its carriers, perfecting their design and construction. As a result, by the time Japan entered World War II and attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in 1941, it possessed a fantastically effective naval aviation force. This book covers the design, development and operation of IJN aircraft carriers built prior to and during World War II. Pearl Harbor, Midway and the first carrier vs carrier battle, the battle of the Coral Sea, are all discussed.