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Have any of the sunken Japanese carriers been found or photographed?

Discussion in 'Naval Warfare in the Pacific' started by cd13, Nov 8, 2007.

  1. cd13

    cd13 Member

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    I am currently reading about the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot, named for occurring over or nearby the Marianas Trench and I was just wondering - have any or all of the sunken japanese carriers or other ships from that conflict been recovered, seen by human eyes or photographed since their destruction?

    I apologize if this information has been posted already. I know some of the Japanese carriers sunk with aircraft still in them. I would imagine some are so deep that we'll never see them again.

    Anyone have any information on this?
     
  2. skunk works

    skunk works Ace

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    Japanese Aircraft Carrier Identified!
    has some(a) photo of Kaga, it's the only Japanese carrier I know of.
    Japanese Aircraft Carriers
    has a list of them, and their careers

    3,855 wrecks are in the Pacific from WW 2, 3,326 of them Japanese. Most are between Japan and Indonesia, but 857 others are scattered in the rest.

    Tankers are looked for (first) because of environmental concerns, 333 of the wrecks are tankers. 168 of these have been found and 148 of those are Japanese. 165 are still undiscovered.
     
  3. PzJgr

    PzJgr Drill Instructor

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    Only found photos of carriers sunk at the battle of midway. Will keep looking.
     
  4. cd13

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    Very cool stuff, guys! Thanks. I anxiously await anything else you unearth.:) So cool seeing the pieces of the Kaga!
     
  5. mikebatzel

    mikebatzel Dreadnaught

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    Hello, I must point out that the main wreck of the Kaga has yet to be found. Only the peice with the landing light array.
     

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