Amagi
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Amagi was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier planned as part of Japan’s early carrier force before being cancelled due to damage from the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amagi canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier
ⓘ
Unryū-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupPlanned | about 57 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 12.7 cm Type 89 dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
multiple 25 mm Type 96 anti-aircraft guns ⓘ rocket launchers for air defense (late war fit) ⓘ |
| beam | 22.0 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Kure Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | capsized in shallow water after bomb damage ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-08-10 ⓘ |
| complement | about 1,600 officers and crew ⓘ |
| confusedWith | Amagi (battlecruiser hull converted to carrier, cancelled after 1923 Great Kantō earthquake) ⓘ |
| constructionSite |
Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Kure, Japan
|
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| damagedBy | U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| damagedInOperation | Task Force 38 air raids on Kure ⓘ |
| dateOfSevereDamage |
1945-07-24
ⓘ
1945-07-28 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 20,450 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 17,150 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 7.63 metres ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| homePort |
Imperial Japanese Navy Kure Naval District
ⓘ
surface form:
Kure Naval District
|
| hullNumber | CVL-? (light carrier designation, exact number varies by source) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1942-10-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1943-10-15 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 227.35 metres ⓘ |
| locationOfLoss |
Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Kure, Japan
|
| namedAfter | Mount Amagi ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 152,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 geared steam turbines
ⓘ
8 Kampon water-tube boilers ⓘ |
| range | 8000 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ |
| role | fleet aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| scrappedBy | Japanese firms under Allied supervision ⓘ |
| scrappingPeriod | 1946–1947 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Unryū-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Ikoma
ⓘ
surface form:
Ikoma (planned)
Katsuragi ⓘ Unryu ⓘ
surface form:
Unryū
|
| speed | 34 knots ⓘ |
| statusDuringLateWar | largely inactive due to fuel and aircrew shortages ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavyList | 1945-11-30 ⓘ |
| surrenderStatus | found capsized at Kure at Japan’s surrender ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
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