
IJN · CV
SunkCarrier. Flagship of the striking force at Midway. American dive bombers wrecked her. She was scuttled the next day. Not credited to one ship.
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
|---|---|
| Fate | Sunk. Nagumo's flagship. Scuttled 5 June 1942 after American carrier aircraft set her on fire at Midway. |
| Command |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
Shizuo Fukui. Akagi Kobe 1930.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · launched aircraft; not hit
Raid on Darwin
1942-02-19 · aircraft from this force. The sinking is not credited to this ship
Indian Ocean Raid
1942-04-05 · Nagumo's force. Her aircraft were in the strikes. Not sunk
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · scuttled 5 June after the air attack
Afloat

Photos and infoThe Doolittle RaidBattle of MidwayLandings on Guadalcanal and TulagiBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Rennell IslandGilbert Islands, November 1943Marshall IslandsOperation Hailstone, the raid on TrukBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle off Cape EngañoIwo JimaOkinawa
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