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Akagi means (赤城) "red castle," (赤木) "red tree," or (赤来) "red future" in the Japanese language, and may refer to: Japanese (日本語, ) is a language spoken by over 127 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ...


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Japanese Navy Ships--CV Akagi (1927-42) (524 words)
Akagi, a 34,364-ton aircraft carrier, was built at Kure, Japan.
She subsequently took part in carrier raids into the Indian Ocean area and was flagship of the carrier striking force during the Battle of Midway.
Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes, depicting the attack by USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Yorktown (CV-5) dive bombers on the Japanese aircraft carriers Akagi, Kaga and Soryu in the morning of 4 June 1942.
Akagi, Ships of Battlegroup (526 words)
Akagi’s sister ship, Amagi, was supposed to undergo the same conversion but the latter’s hull was destroyed in an earthquake.
Akagi was supposed to operate in conjunction with her carrier division partner, Kaga.
Akagi participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and devastating raids on Australia and in the Indian Ocean.
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