![Akagi in Sukumo Bay, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, 27 Apr 1939 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/ship_akagi3.jpg)
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| Caption | Akagi in Sukumo Bay, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, 27 Apr 1939 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Sukomo Bay, Kochi, Japan | ||||
| Date | 27 Apr 1939 | ||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||
| Identification Code | NH 73058 | ||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 27 Apr 1939 | ||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Photo Size | 740 x 594 pixels | ||||
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Photograph of Japanese carrier Akagi taken
at Sukumo bay, April 1939 after her extensive modernization from 1935 to 1938. Akagi was taken out of service and enters dry dock for modernization, at Sasebo Naval Yard.
She had her three flight decks removed, and replaced by one main flight deck running almost the length of the ship her aircraft capacity increased from 61 to 91 aircraft. During WWII she was later lost at the Battle of Midway June 1942.
During the attack on Pearl Harbor her air group was made up of Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Zero "Zeke" Fighters, Aichi D3A1 "Val" Dive Bombers and Nakajima B5N "Kate" Torpedo Bombers.