The Battle of
Midway fought in 1942 was a turning point in World War II. The United
States suffered loss of life as well as several ships, including
the aircraft carrier YORKTOWN, and many planes. Not only was the
Japanese invasion of Midway Island repulsed, and the Japanese march
across the Pacific Ocean stifled, but four Japanese aircraft carriers,
AKAGI, HIRYU, SORYU and KAGA were sunk more>>
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U.S.
Navy Commemoration of Midway Day and
History of the Battle of Midway
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NAUTICOS
Invited to Speak at the Naval War College
Written by Spencer H. King
August 15, 2001
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Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Johnson's stirring words were the
inspiration for the Navy's third Midway Day commemoration at the U.S.
Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island more>> |
IJN
Carrier Wreckage:
Identification Analysis
Prepared
for Nauticos by Jon Parshall, Tony Tully, and David Dickson
February 14, 1999
This analysis was undertaken to help ascertain the point of origin
of a piece of wreckage recently discovered by Nauticos. It is believed
that this artifact originated from a Japanese aircraft carrier sunk
at the Battle of Midway more>> |
Press
Release
Navy and Iindustry Collaborate for Historical Find
(Hanover, MD) - A combined team from the Naval Oceanographic Office
and Nauticos Corporation of Hanover, Maryland has found wreckage from
at least one of the four Japanese aircraft carriers sunk at the Battle
of Midway more>> |
