The Akagi
An item referred to the magazine Naval and Military Record dated 21 November 1923 reporting that the Japanese naval authorities confirmed that the former battle cruiser Amagi (1) which was being converted into an aircraft carrier so heavily was damaged during the earthquake that completion was impossible and that she was to be broken up. The Japanese cabinet announced that instead of the Amagi now the battleship Kaga (2) would be converted into an aircraft carrier. The Kaga was launched in November 1921 when work stopped being undue caused by the Washington conference (3) and intended to be used as target.
Notes
1. Part of the Amagi-class of 4 battle cruisers of which her sister ship Akagi actually was converted into an aircraft carrier and sunk in the Second World War. She was laid down at the Yokosuka Navy Yards on 16 December 1920to be completed in November 1923. She was beyond repair damaged during the Great Kanto earthquake in September 1923, sold to be broken up which started on 14 April 1924.
2. Of the Tosa-class dreadnought battleships, laid down at the Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe, Japan on 19 July 1920, launched on 17 November 1921 and was to be completed on 25 December 1922. In stead she was converted into an aircraft carrier, commissioned on 31 March 1928, rebuilt 1933-1935 and sunk during the Battle of the Midway against the allied forces on 4 June 1942.
3. Washington Naval Treaty signed in February 1922 by the major naval powers at that time limiting the tonnage of the capital ships and which treaty was also the end for the battle cruiser classes planned by Japan, United Kingdom (G3 class) and the USA (Lexington-class).
The American Lexington-class
