Kaga
E2588
Kaga was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaga canonical | 13 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftTypesCarried |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
ⓘ
Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters ⓘ Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| airGroupSizeEarlyWar | about 90 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
127 mm dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
203 mm guns (original fit) ⓘ 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
ⓘ
surface form:
USS Enterprise air group
|
| beam | 26.0 m ⓘ |
| casualties | over 800 crew killed ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | U.S. Navy carrier aircraft attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1928-03-31 ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| constructionSite | Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe ⓘ |
| conversionType | converted battleship to aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfPearlHarborAttackParticipation | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-06-04 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 38,000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 26,900 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 8.71 m ⓘ |
| fate | scuttled after being fatally damaged ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment |
First Air Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
First Air Fleet (Kido Butai)
|
| homePort |
Kure Naval Arsenal
ⓘ
surface form:
Kure Naval Base
|
| laidDown | 1920-07-19 ⓘ |
| launched | 1921-11-17 ⓘ |
| length | 247.65 m ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | northwest of Midway Atoll ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 28 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kaga Province ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway ⓘ Indian Ocean raid ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean Raid
|
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| originalShipType | Tosa-class battleship hull ⓘ |
| propulsion |
8 Kampon boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleAtPearlHarbor | launched carrier air strikes on U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| scuttledBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers
|
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Kaga-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| worldWar | World War II ⓘ |
| wreckDiscovery | located by RV Petrel expedition ⓘ |
| yearOfWreckDiscovery | 2019 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nakajima B5N
subject surface form:
Mitsubishi A5M