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Old 14th Aug 2015, 15:30
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The Hiryū and Akagi (both sunk at Midway) were the only carriers with the island on the port side. The reason given apparently it was an experiment to see if that side was better for flight operations by moving the island away from the ship's exhaust outlets.
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