Wakamiya (Japanese: 若宮丸, later 若宮艦) was a seaplane carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the first Japanese aircraft carrier. She was converted from a transport ship into a seaplane carrier and commissioned in August 1914. She was equipped with four Japanese-built French Maurice Farman seaplanes (powered by Renault 70 hp (52 kW) engines). In September 1914, she conducted the world's first naval-launched air raids.
^14 February 1905, Ministerial ordinance No. 119, Named capture steamships Okinoshima Maru and two vessels, Minister's Secretariat, Imperial Japanese Navy
^1 September 1905, Notice No. 120, Named capture steamships Wakamiya Maru and six vessels, Minister's Secretariat, Imperial Japanese Navy
^1 June 1915, Notice No. 76, Transport ship Wakamiya Maru renamed warship Wakamiya, Minister's Secretariat, Imperial Japanese Navy
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