Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Kido Butai (機動部隊), also known as the Pearl Harbor task force and the Carrier Striking Task Force, was a major component of the Combined Fleet and thus of the Imperial Japanese Navy (日本海軍, Nihon Kaigun) and was its primary carrier battle group. It was considered the single most powerful naval fleet until the disastrous Battle of Midway resulted in the destruction of four of its six aircraft carriers and a severe loss of experienced pilots. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Japan. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Japan. ... Naval ensign, flown by ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1869–1947) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (1954–present). ... The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ), or JMSDF, is the maritime branch of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan and formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II.[1] The force is based strictly on defensive armament, largely lacking... Combined Fleet was the ocean-going branch of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which was ruled under General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy (e. ... The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍   or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of Empire of Greater Japan, also known as the Japanese Navy or Combined Fleet was the Navy of Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japans constitutional renunciation of the use of force... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A rare occurance of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... Combatants United States of America Empire of Japan Commanders Chester W. Nimitz Frank J. Fletcher Raymond A. Spruance Isoroku Yamamoto Chuichi Nagumo Tamon Yamaguchi† Strength 3 carriers, ~50 support ships, 233 carrier aircraft, 127 land-based aircraft 4 carriers, 7 battleships, ~150 support ships, 248 carrier aircraft, 16 floatplanes Casualties... Four aircraft carriers, (front-to-back) Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault carrier USS Wasp, supercarrier USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences. ...

Aircraft carrier Akagi

Kaga

Shokaku

Zuikaku

Soryu

Hiryu

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 547 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (713 × 781 pixel, file size: 79 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi in April, 1942 as seen from an aircraft that has just taken off from her deck. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 547 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (713 × 781 pixel, file size: 79 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi in April, 1942 as seen from an aircraft that has just taken off from her deck. ... Akagi means (赤城) red castle, (赤木) red tree, or (赤来) red future in the Japanese language, and may refer to: A volcano in the Kanto region of Japan Akagi, Gunma, a village in Gunma Prefecture Akagi, Shimane (赤来町), a former town in Shimane Prefecture Kei Akagi, a jazz pianist AKAGI, an anime series by... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 533 × 152 pixelsFull resolution (533 × 152 pixel, file size: 9 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Removed captions read: IDENTIFICATION OF JAPANESE NAVAL VESSELS JAPANESE NAVY Aircraft Carrier KAGA. Source: From http://www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 533 × 152 pixelsFull resolution (533 × 152 pixel, file size: 9 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Removed captions read: IDENTIFICATION OF JAPANESE NAVAL VESSELS JAPANESE NAVY Aircraft Carrier KAGA. Source: From http://www. ... Kaga may refer to: Kaga, Ishikawa, a city in Japan. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 740 × 431 pixelsFull resolution (740 × 431 pixel, file size: 86 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Caption read: Photo # NH 73066 Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku, 1941 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 740 × 431 pixelsFull resolution (740 × 431 pixel, file size: 86 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Caption read: Photo # NH 73066 Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku, 1941 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other... Shokaku (Japanese: 翔鶴 shōkaku meaning flying crane) was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the lead ship of her class. ... Japanese Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku, 25 September 1941, the day she was completed for service. ... Japanese Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku, 25 September 1941, the day she was completed for service. ... Zuikaku (Japanese: 瑞鶴, meaning fortunate crane) was a Shokaku-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 740 × 311 pixelsFull resolution (740 × 311 pixel, file size: 86 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Japanese Aircraft Carrier HIJMS Soryu(January 1938) Background notes: Soryu Soryu meaning blue {or green} dragon) was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 740 × 311 pixelsFull resolution (740 × 311 pixel, file size: 86 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Japanese Aircraft Carrier HIJMS Soryu(January 1938) Background notes: Soryu Soryu meaning blue {or green} dragon) was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Soryu (Japanese: 蒼龍 sōryū, meaning blue (or green) dragon) was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu Downloaded from [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu Downloaded from [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Hiryu (Japanese: 飛龍, meaning flying dragon) was a Soryu-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...

Organization of the Kido Butai for Pearl Harbor

Main article: Attack on Pearl Harbor order of battle