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Akagi - Flagship of Japan's First Air Fleet

This drawing of the Akagi illustrates her size and lines.  She could make 31 knots, had a crew of 2000 and held 91 aircraft.  Completed in 1927, she was scuttled at Midway.

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Credits

Drawing (for an Akagi model-kit manufactured by Hasegawa) and information on this Japanese aircraft carrier, from Combined Fleet (a web site which includes information and graphics on the Imperial Japanese Navy).