1928.03.31, Kaga's construction completedNowakiAkagi-san, If you're safe then it's fine... I'm going first... I will be waiting...
Kaga's sinking line1935.11.15, 2nd carrier division activated1942.06.05, Battle of Midway"Shi"
Shoukaku, Flying CraneFifth
The Fifth Carrier DivisionBattleship1920.7.19, Kaga laid down as second Tosa-class battleshipI'll be leaving1942.08.10, Kaga delistedTosa11:58:44 (JST) on September 1, 1923,
The time of the Great Kanto(u) EarthquakeMaikaze, the destroyer who lifted Kaga's survivorsHagikaze, the destroyer who lifted Kaga's survivorsSinkArashiI'll survive, look ahead and keep winning with others.
I'm strong, very strong. I can win. Nobody can defeat me. I must be stronger than anyone.
I must become stronger than anyone else.
Eight EightPride
EnglishB218, or Boeing P-12.
1932.02.22, Japanese first air-to-air combat victory. The first airplane they shoot down is a P-12 piloted by American volunteer pilot.From battleship Kaga to aircraft carrier KagaDeathMemories of Tosa and Amagi
Kaga and Akagi's elder sister. Tosa is scuttled, Amagi is damaged by Great Kanto Earthquake.17 November 1921,
The Kaga was launched
Aircraft carrier Kaga, replacement for battleship Amagi
Amagi (Akagi's older sister) is supposed to be converted to aircraft carrier. But because of the damage from Great Kanto Earthquake, the plan is cancelled and Kaga is taken as replacement for refitting into aircraft carrier.Gladiolus flower, meaning "be careful"Mitsubishi A6M Type Zero model 21
Model 21 is designed for aircraft carrier.On 1988, ex-members of the IJN planted a Sugi tree in the Shirayama Hime Shrine.
There are two memorials for the crews of Kaga. One is in park near Sasebo naval base. The other one is in Shirayama Hime Shrine, which was the first shrine of the old Kaga province (now Ishikawa prefecture)."Su"
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