The remains of the aircraft carrier ex-USS Independence now rest in the northern region of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Although the wreck site location was known, the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer conducted the first multibeam sonar survey of the Independence site on July 22, 2009....read more
Ryūhō was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was bombed and badly damaged by carrier-based aircraft of the Task Force 58 on March 19th 1945, near Kure Harbor, Japan. This video shows the wreck of the Ryuho in Kure harbor.read more
The captured Japanese battleship Nagato in Yokosuka. She was the flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the leadship of the Nagato-class battleships. On 18 July 1945, Nagato was bombed and badly damaged by carrier-based aircraft of the US Navy.read more
The Bismarck was a German battleship and one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. The lead ship of her class, named after the 19th century German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, Bismarck displaced more than 50,000 tonnes fully loaded and was the largest warship then commissioned....read more
The USS Franklin (CV-13), nicknamed "Big Ben," was an Essex-class aircraft carriers. She served in the Pacific War campaign: Bonin and Mariana Islands assaults, Peleliu, invasion, invasion landings on Leyte, Honshū...read more
A downgraded version of a 4K film scan of the original and complete reel. The original footage was filmed by the crew of the German Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen during Operation Rheinübung in 1941.read more
The submarine Vesikko (named as CV-707) was a submarine of the Finnish Navy in World War II, served as a direct prototype for German Type II U-boats. Vesikko was one of five submarines to serve the Finnish Navy.
Paul Allen, el cofundador de Microsoft, ha encontrado los restos del acorazado japonés Musashi, gemelo del mítico Yamato. El Musashi se hundió el 24 de octubre de 1944 en la batalla del Golfo de Leyte (Filipinas), durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El hundimiento por un ataque aéreo de...read more
The Wartime European Carriers.- ‘Experience with regard to the suitability of the present type of aircraft carrier must still be evaluated. Examination of enemy naval strategy in ocean warfare leads, however, to the clear recognition of the fact that aircraft carriers or cruisers with flight...read more