Carrier Kaga at Yokosuka Naval Shipyard, Japan, 20 Nov 1928Kaga after her 1936 modernizationRyujo, Kaga, a Kongo-class, and a Nachi-class ships possibly near China, late 1930sJapanese carriers Zuikaku (foreground) and Kaga (background) underway toward Hitokappu Bay, Iturup, Kurile Islands, Nov 1941; note Zuikaku
Carrier Kaga at Yokosuka Naval Shipyard, Japan, 20 Nov 1928Kaga after her 1936 modernizationRyujo, Kaga, a Kongo-class, and a Nachi-class ships possibly near China, late 1930sJapanese carriers Zuikaku (foreground) and Kaga (background) underway toward Hitokappu Bay, Iturup, Kurile Islands, Nov 1941; note Zuikaku's anti-aircraft armament
Kaga in heavy seas en route to Pearl Harbor, circa early Dec 1941; carrier Zuikaku in backgroundCarrier Kaga as seen in US War Department Basic Field Manual FM 30-58, published on 21 Dec 1941Battle of Midway diorama by Norman Bel GeddesDiorama by Norman Bel Geddes of Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu under attack at Midway
Kaga in heavy seas en route to Pearl Harbor, circa early Dec 1941; carrier Zuikaku in backgroundCarrier Kaga as seen in US War Department Basic Field Manual FM 30-58, published on 21 Dec 1941Battle of Midway diorama by Norman Bel GeddesDiorama by Norman Bel Geddes of Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu under attack at Midway


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Carrier Zuiho damaged during Battle off Cape Engaño, 25 Oct 1944; note battleship camouflage; as seen on page 68 of US Navy War Photographs
Carrier Zuiho damaged during Battle off Cape Engaño, 25 Oct 1944; note battleship camouflage; as seen on page 68 of US Navy War Photographs



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