The situation with the Kaga is far from unique. I know not if this holds with the Royal navy, but I suspect it does as most of my navy, the USN, traditions come from its father the RN. Ships in the U.S. have long been built to meet the navy’s goals despite being funded for a different class. The earliest I recall is from the later 18th century to mid 1800s. A congressman wanted to see the progress of the repairs being made to one of our men o war and called for a boat to take him across the bay. The oarsman asked for the destination and was told “The USS whatsitsname”. The oarsman replied, “Which one, the old one or the new one?”. The USN wanted a new ship but Congress refused and instead provided funds to repair one the navy already had. The navy then went ahead and built a new ship and just stole the name from the ship Congress paid to repair and left it a hulk to rot away.
The first ship I was a crewman aboard was the USS Halsey CG-23. “CG” means “Cruiser, Guided” which is navy for “Guided Missile Cruiser”. But she didn’t start off as such. In fact, many pieces of machinery still had the original identity plates still on them stating that she was once known as DLG-23, Destroyer, Leader, Guided. As I have been told, this was a case of the USN building the ships it wanted and classifying them as something smaller because that is what Congress approved.
I, for one, see nothing unusual here. Sneaky, yes, but common.
Wifi, idiot phone controlled Air conditioners/heaters. IoT will be here before we know it. Makes me wish my branch of the family never left the Amish community.
The situation with the Kaga is far from unique. I know not if this holds with the Royal navy, but I suspect it does as most of my navy, the USN, traditions come from its father the RN. Ships in the U.S. have long been built to meet the navy’s goals despite being funded for a different class. The earliest I recall is from the later 18th century to mid 1800s. A congressman wanted to see the progress of the repairs being made to one of our men o war and called for a boat to take him across the bay. The oarsman asked for the destination and was told “The USS whatsitsname”. The oarsman replied, “Which one, the old one or the new one?”. The USN wanted a new ship but Congress refused and instead provided funds to repair one the navy already had. The navy then went ahead and built a new ship and just stole the name from the ship Congress paid to repair and left it a hulk to rot away.
The first ship I was a crewman aboard was the USS Halsey CG-23. “CG” means “Cruiser, Guided” which is navy for “Guided Missile Cruiser”. But she didn’t start off as such. In fact, many pieces of machinery still had the original identity plates still on them stating that she was once known as DLG-23, Destroyer, Leader, Guided. As I have been told, this was a case of the USN building the ships it wanted and classifying them as something smaller because that is what Congress approved.
I, for one, see nothing unusual here. Sneaky, yes, but common.
Wifi, idiot phone controlled Air conditioners/heaters. IoT will be here before we know it. Makes me wish my branch of the family never left the Amish community.
The IJN Kaga was originally supposed to be a battleship FWIW. It underwent a conversion shortly after being launched
IIRC the RN called their later carriers Through-deck Cruisers
Good for Japan