Battle Of Midway Ships Found
Ships involved in the midway operation.
Battle of midway ships found. The carriers were among seven ships that went down in the battle of midway a major air and sea battle fought between the us and japan in 1942. Midway order of battle. Until now only one of the seven ships that went down in the june 1942 air and sea battle five japanese vessels and two american had been located. This article needs additional citations for verification.
Humbling wreckage of japanese ships from battle of midway found in pacific this article is more than 5 months old aircraft carriers akagi and kaga were sunk by us forces during second world war. Scientists ocean explorers and historians have found the akagi a japanese aircraft carrier that sank during the battle of midway in world war ii. Two of the four japanese aircraft carriers sunk at the battle of midway during world war ii have been found at the bottom of the pacific ocean the naval history and heritage command in washington. Until now only one of the seven ships that went down in the june 1942 air and sea battle five japanese vessels and two american had been located.
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The battle of midway was a decisive naval battle in the pacific theater of world war ii that took place on 4 7 june 1942 six months after japan s attack on pearl harbor and one month after the battle of the coral sea.