Word: kaga
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Naval authorities, less interested in records than in significance, hailed the cruise of the Lexington as evidence of far-sighted building. No British carrier (Glorious, Furious, Courageous) is so big or so fast as the U. S. Lexington, Saratoga. The Japanese Akagi and Kaga would be outdistanced in a day. Carrying some 76 planes, the Lexington and Saratoga could steam to join the fleet in midocean, send out a battle squadron and keep a strong unit for self-defense...