Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi

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Ship name="Amagi" (天城)
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Ship laid down=October 1, 1942
Ship launched=October 15, 1943
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Ship commissioned=August 10, 1944
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Ship fate=Sunk by air attack at Kure Naval Base on July 27, 1945
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Ship class=Unryū-class aircraft carrier
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Ship length=227.4 m
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Ship complement=1,595
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The Japanese aircraft carrier nihongo|"Amagi"|天城 was a fleet aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy which served during World War II. Second vessel of the "Unryū" class, the "Amagi" was a lightly built carrier design based on the "Hiryū" class. She carried around 65 aircraft and also carried a secondary armament of twelve convert|5|in|mm|sing=on Dual Purpose guns. Displacing convert|22400|LT|t|abbr=on, she was capable of at least convert|32|kn|km/h|abbr=on.

"Amagi" was built by Mitsubishi, Nagasaki. Laid down October 1, 1942, launched October 15, 1943, completed August 10, 1944. Her aircraft complement consisted of 23 Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters, 21 Aichi D3A "Val" dive bombers, and 21 Nakajima B6N "Jill" torpedo bombers.

The "Amagi", named for Mount Amagi, was commissioned in 1944, but was never deployed apart from defensive anti-aircraft action in Kure, and was eventually capsized and sunk at Kure Naval Base on July 27, 1945. She was refloated in late 1946 and scrapped the following year.

The name "Amagi" means "heavenly castle".

Commanding Officers

Chief Equipping Officer - Capt. Kamenosuke Yamamori - 27 June 1944 - 10 August 1944

Capt / RADM Kamenosuke Yamamori - 10 August 1944 - 23 October 1944 (Promoted to Rear Admiral on 15 October 1944.)

Capt Toshio Miyazaki - 23 October 1944 - 20 April 1945

Capt Shiro Hiratsuka - 20 April 1945 - 28 July 1945

See also

* List of ships of World War II