About Wreck of the akagi
Of a wreck after sinking, when known, to compare to the circumstances - and augment the details of - its loss. In some cases, a wreck's condition was known during the war,or immediatelypost-war, but has either been removed or never explored since. An excellent example is the condition of the CA NACHI; preserved inthe April 1945 examination report, but a wreck that has since been nearly or even totally demolished and removed. Another examplewould be destroyer YUZUKI it's fate or even whether re-visited since 1945 is unknown. - (Tully)Aircraft Carriers Japan built or tried to complete, thirty aircraft carriers. Of these, eleven were sunk or damaged in shallow water and scrapped post-war. Of the available remainder, surprisingly enough, to date, only one Japanese carrier wreck is known to have been investigated, and it only partially discovered:Aircraft Carrier - AKAGI On October 20, 2019 the Paul Allen Group Research Vessel RV PETREL team led by Robert Kraft announced they had discovered the wreck of Nagumo's famous flagship Akagi off Midway. Unfortunately the ROV had suffered damage prior, and no closer or further survey was possible at this time to further document the wreck. What was revealed by the announcement and image posted on RV Petrel Facebook was that Akagi lies on the bottom nearly upright, bow oriented to the southwest. If the impression of the image is correct, like KAGA the flight deck is largely missing (except possibly at the bow) and you can see down into the hangars. In places
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KAGA's hangar sides appear to be entirely blown out and missing; this may or may not be true of AKAGI. Unlike KAGA, the entire hull appears to be intact with no part split. However, all of this is based on one image.October 17 - October 20, 2019 were exciting days off Midway. The discovery of KAGA's main wreck was announced on Friday morning of the 18th and only two days later it was confirmed a second wreck found was AKAGI. The Facebook stream from RV PETREL captures the remarkable progression of CarDiv 1 being found the same weekend.The high-resolution side-scan image is more than sufficient to not only confirm it is AKAGI, but that it is more or less upright. The wreck is headed southwest--it is horizontal here for ease of study. The extremely distinctive fantail shape as it would appear in overhead view is very visible here. The lack of reflection and dark cavities strongly suggest the flight deck is missing apart from a portion forward and some segments on the side. The hangers are probably open from above to ROV view of the interior. The AKAGI hit the bottom with considerable force as can be seen by the `moon crater' like splash around it from amidships forward. ( © Navigea Ltd./R/V Petrel)Aircraft Carrier - KAGA Wreckage clearly belonging to a Japanese carrier was found & photographed in the Midway battle-site in May and September 1999. Subsequently, this chunk of wreckage was confirmed to be part of the aircraft
