Q&A · 58:45-59:01

Which Japanese carrier had the early multi-deck layout?

A question about Hōshō's deck arrangement is redirected toward Akagi and Kaga.

Question

Did Hōshō originally have three flight decks?

Short answer

The tentative answer places that feature on Akagi and Kaga rather than Hōshō.

Notes

The three-flight-deck arrangement is tentatively associated with Akagi and Kaga. Hōshō is the ship initially proposed in the question. The reply hesitates over the names before settling on Akagi and Kaga, and gives no further detail about their deck arrangements.