Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsPlease be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsWreck of Kaga aircraft carrier from Battle of Midway discoveredExplorers find wreck of WW2 aircraft carrier sunk in pivotal battle The Petrel … . RV Petrel. The primary mission of the ship, which is fully funded by Allen's estate, is to explore historically significant wrecks at challenging depths and conditions. 2019 was a very active year for the Research Vessel Petrel. Thompson and Robert Kraft, Director of Subsea Operations for the R/V Petrel, discuss a sonar image of IJN Akagi. Credit: RV Petrel Either the Akagi or the Soryu has been located under nearly 18,000 feet of water off the coast of Midway, which is at the northern end of the Hawaiian island chain. [1567 x 855] Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. We were confident we had discovered the final resting place of Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo’s flagship Akagi.
She was later scuttled by torpedoes from an IJN destroyer.Midway is considered a turning point in the Pacific war because ‘You see the damage these things took, and it’s humbling to watch some of the video of these vessels because they’re war graves,’ historian saysIndependent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. RV Petrel, or R/V Petrel (IMO: 9268629, MMSI: 235102789), is a 76.45-metre (250.8 ft) research vessel owned by the estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.The ship is named after the sea bird petrel.In 2016, Allen purchased the offshore service vessel formerly named Seven Petrel from Subsea 7, a subsea engineering, construction and services company. Public. In 1999, a small piece of wreckage was found thought to be from the Kaga. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Deep-sea explorers scouring the world’s oceans for sunken Fought in June 1942, the clash saw US aircraft carriers ambush their Japanese foes and sink all four opposing Imperial Navy (IJN) flattops thanks partly to intelligence gained through intercepted communications.Vulcan Inc. director of subsea operations for the Petrel, Rob Kraft, looks at images of the Japanese aircraft carrier KagaJapanese aircraft carrier Kaga is shown in the Pacific Ocean off Midway atollThe eerie footage is the first sighting of the carrier's main wreckageA Japanese heavy cruiser of the Mogami class lies low in the water after being bombed by US naval aircraftThis June 1942 file photo shows an aerial photo of a Japanese carrier maneuvering in a complete circle in an effort to escapeThe USS Yorktown is struck by a Japanese aerial torpedo amid heavy anti-aircraft fireThe USS Yorktown listing after two attacks by Japanese aircraftHistorian Frank Thompson, from the naval history and heritage command in Washington, is on board the “You see the damage these things took, and it’s humbling to watch some of the video of these vessels because they’re war graves.”The massive ship – converted from a battleship hull some years before the war – was part of the six-carrier fleet that attacked Pearl Harbour in December 1941.When the US Navy caught up with her and three other carriers six months later, she was set upon by two squadrons of Dauntless dive-bombers and suffered up to five direct hits. Rob Kraft and Naval History and Heritage Command historian Frank Thompson aboard RV Petrel identified the wreck Akagi using high frequency sonar. They have now located the main wreckage. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Μοιραστείτε το άρθρο H ερευνητική ομάδα του RV Petrel παρουσίασε μία ακόμα επιτυχία, αφού κατάφερε να εντοπίσει το βυθισμένο αεροπλανοφόρο του αυτοκρατορικού ιαπωνικού Ναυτικού IJN Akagi, σε βάθος 18.000 ποδών. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. RV Petrel has found the Akagi, 2 days after finding Kaga, IJN Carrier Group One has finally now been discovered 77 years after Midway. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment.The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Fires ripped through armed and fuelled aircraft on the ship’s hangar deck, while her senior officers were killed by a strike near the bridge. RV Petrel Discoveries Archives - Visit Pearl Harbor Discoveries of R/V Petrel in 2019. by Mark LoProto | Dec 24, 2019 | Current Events, Pacific Theater, RV Petrel Discoveries, Ships. Recent Post by Page. Experts aboard the research vessel Petrel carried out a review of high-frequency sonar images of the warship. 20 October 2019, the Director of Underwater for Vulcan Inc. Our efforts paid off on the morning of October 20, 2019 as the unmistakable image of a wreck came into view.