Tosa-class battleship, was converted into an aircraft carrier under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty
Commissioned: 30 November 1929
Second Sino-Japanese War [late 1930s]
Attack of Pearl Harbor [7 December 1941]
Invasion of Rabaul [January 1942]
Battle of Midway [4~7 June 1942] - Kaga & three other IJN carriers were attacked by American aircraft USS Enterprise, USS Hornet & USS Yorktown. Dive bombers from USS Enterprise severely damaged Kaga, and was scuttled by Japanese destroyers on 4 June 1942. Four IJN aircraft carriers was lost in Battle of Midway.