file created: 12/07/02 00:48:48 , last update: 05/02/00
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CV Kaga
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Kaga 1920/07/19
Kawasaki Kobe
1921/11/17 1928/03/31 1942/06/04
sunk
Namesake: "Increased Joy" ("zvýšená radost") a province name (Kaga was originally laid down as a battleship)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     1stAirFlt/CarDiv1/FF,DF    
41/11/22 41/12/24 raidPH StrFor1/CarDiv1 18xA6M2,27xD3A1,27xB5N2  
42/01/08 42/02/20   StrFor1/CarDiv1    
42/02/01 42/02/08   StrFor1/CarDiv1 hunting TF 8,TF 17 after Revenge Raid   74 
42/02/09       damage(reef) in Palau   85 
42/02/15 42/02/21   StrFor1/CarDiv1 1st Port Darwin Raid   74 
42/02/25 42/03/07   StrFor1/CarGrp/CarDiv1 2nd Port Darwin & Tjilatjip Raid   74 
42/03/15 42/03/22     sail from Staring Bay, Celebes to Sasebo   99 
42/05 42/06   B1/CarrGrp/StrFor1/CarDiv1 xMidway  
42/06/04       sunk(planes) off Midway  

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