Kaga (Tosa Class)

Laid down	19th July 1920
Launched	17th November 1921
Completed	N/A
Commissioned	21st March 1928
Fate	Sunk: 4th June 1942 at Midway
Builders	Kawasaki Japan
Complement	1340
Dimensions
Displacement	As built: 29600 tons std 33161 tons max Refitted: 35000 tons std 43650 tons max
Dimensions	As built: 760' x 100' Refitted: 789' x 108'
Draught	As built: 26' Refitted: 31'
Armament
Main guns	As built: 10 x 8" (2 x 2, 6 x 1) Refitted: 10 x 8" (10 x 1)
Secondary guns	As built: 12 x 4.7" (6 x 2) Refitted: 16 x 5" (8 x 2)
Torpedo tubes	None
Other weapons	As built: N/A Refitted: 25 x 20mm 30 x 13.2mm
Countermeasures	None
Armour	Belt: 11" Deck: 1.5" - 2.3"
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft	As built: 60 various Refitted: 85 various
Flightdeck	As built: 783' 6" x 101' 6" Refitted: 812' 6" x 109' 6"
Hangar	N/A
Catapults	N/A
Arrestor system	N/A
Aviation fuel	N/A
Electronics Fit
Radar	N/A
Sonar	N/A
ECM	None
Other	N/A
Machinery
Engines	As built: 12 x Kampon boilers 4 x Brown-Curtis steam turbines Refitted: 8 x Kampon boilers 4 x Kampon steam turbines
Power output	As built: 92000shp Refitted: 127000shp
Speed	As built: 27kts Refitted:: 29kts
Shafts	4
Range	N/A
Fuel	N/A

The Kaga was cancelled according to the Washington Treaty and was due for scrapping. When the carrier Amagi was damaged beyond repair by an earthquake, it was decided to turn the Kaga into her replacement.

Last altered : 15th June 1999

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