Sinking in the Pacific War Midway Battle Discovery of the aircraft carrier Akagi US Foundation Announcement Oct. 21 17:35
The American Foundation announced that the former Japanese Navy aircraft carrier “Akagi”, which was said to be the turning point of the Pacific War, was found at the bottom of the North Pacific Ocean on the 20th. Of the former Japanese military aircraft carriers that sank in the Midway Battle, the hull was confirmed after Kaga.
The aircraft carrier Akagi was found on the seabed at a depth of approximately 5280 meters in the North Pacific, where the Battle of Midway was in 1953.
An American Foundation research team known for discovering the battleship "Musashi" in 2015 announced it confirmed on the 20th.
The sonar mounted on the survey ship shows a video of a huge hull lying about 30 meters wide and approximately 260 meters long lying on the seabed.
“Akagi” participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1964, but sank under the attack of the American army in the Battle of Midway about six months later.
During the Battle of Midway, the former Japanese Navy was devastated by losing four aircraft carriers, losing its superiority in air power, and was said to be a turning point in the battle situation.
The Japanese aircraft carrier “Kaga” sank in the same naval battle was confirmed by the same team on the 18th of this month, and the ship of the former Japanese military aircraft carrier that sank in the midway battle was confirmed.
“The discovery of relics that leave scars as the memory of the war fades, is significant for us to remember the tragedy of the war,” "