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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*Scuttled after being heavily damaged by a US air attack at the [[wikipedia:Battle_of_Midway|Battle of Midway]], 4 June 1942
 
*Scuttled after being heavily damaged by a US air attack at the [[wikipedia:Battle_of_Midway|Battle of Midway]], 4 June 1942
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* Wreckage possibly found in late 1999. Sadly, no further expeditions have been made.
 
*Originally designed as a [[wikipedia:Tosa-class_battleship|Tosa-class Battleship]] she was converted into a carrier after the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1921.
 
*Originally designed as a [[wikipedia:Tosa-class_battleship|Tosa-class Battleship]] she was converted into a carrier after the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1921.
 
*In the 4koma, she is often portrayed as irrationally protective of Akagi from the destroyers that historically scuttled her (who were also their escorts).  Historically, all four CarDiv1 and CarDiv2 carriers ([[Akagi]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Souryuu]] and herself) were scuttled in the Battle of Midway by Japanese destroyers' torpedoes after being heavily damaged by air attacks. During WW2, scuttling (intentional allied sinking to prevent capture) was very common, and the IJN rarely took prisoners or allowed themselves to be POWs.
 
*In the 4koma, she is often portrayed as irrationally protective of Akagi from the destroyers that historically scuttled her (who were also their escorts).  Historically, all four CarDiv1 and CarDiv2 carriers ([[Akagi]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Souryuu]] and herself) were scuttled in the Battle of Midway by Japanese destroyers' torpedoes after being heavily damaged by air attacks. During WW2, scuttling (intentional allied sinking to prevent capture) was very common, and the IJN rarely took prisoners or allowed themselves to be POWs.
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