IJN Akagi
Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Akagi . Akagi conducting flight operations, April 1942 Class overview Operators: Imperial Japanese Navy Preceded by: Hōshō Succeeded by: Kaga Built: 1920–1927 In service: 1927–1942 In commission: 1927–1942 Completed: 1 Lost: 1 History Empire of Japan Name: Akagi Namesake: Mount Akagi Ordered: 1920 Builder: Kure Naval Arsenal Cost: ¥ 53 million ($36.45 million) Laid down: 6 December 1920 Launched: 22 April 1925 Commissioned: 25 March 1927 Reclassified: 21 November 1923 as an aircraft carrier Refit: 24 October 1935 – 31 August 1938 Stricken: 25 September 1942 Fate: Damaged by aircraft during the Battle of Midway and scuttled , 5 June 1942 General characteristics (after 1938 modernization) Class and type: None Type: Aircraft carrier Displacement: 36,500 long tons ...