victory at sea akagiOriginally laid down as an Amagi class battlecruiser, the stipulations of the Washington Treaty resulted in her conversion to an aircraft carrier. As a result, Akagi (, "Red Castle") was one of Japans first large aircraft carriers. Akagi and her near sister Kaga straddled the line between carrier and dreadnought. To keep both options open, the ships were designed to be quickly converted to capital ships. They carried turret barbettes, magazines and