Japanese Ships

Wreckage of Japanese Battleship Hiei Located

February 09, 2019 ·

Although Paul Allen passed away in October of 2018, R/V Petrel continues its search for sunken relics of World War II. The research vessel’s most recent discovery is the wreckage of the Japanese battleship Hiei. The find is the latest of more than a dozen wrecks located by the research operation funded by the co-founder […]

Wreckage of Japanese Destroyer Isokaze Located

May 04, 2018 ·

The Japanese 1st Air Fleet, or kido butai, that attacked Pearl Harbor was made up of six aircraft carriers escorted by a full complement of battleships, cruisers, tankers, and destroyers. In the long and bloody war that followed, most of those ships were lost. Among them was the destroyer Isokaze, whose wreckage was recently located. In 2016, […]

The Phantoms of the Pacific: Kido Butai

August 12, 2017 ·

It patiently waited, its target only 230 miles away. Waves rocked the ships as their commanders prepared for the inevitable launch that would change the world. The Pacific skies were blue, the first rays of the morning sun shining on the men scrambling across the decks of the massive force. Days prior, the fleet had […]

The Phantoms of the Pacific: Kido Butai

August 12, 2017 ·

It patiently waited, its target only 230 miles away. Waves rocked the ships as their commanders prepared for the inevitable launch that would change the world. The Pacific skies were blue, the first rays of the morning sun shining on the men scrambling across the decks of the massive force. Days prior, the fleet had […]

The Flag of the Nagato

August 08, 2017 ·

After World War II ended with the unconditional Japanese surrender, many of Japan’s ships were confiscated by the United States, their roles shifted from vessels of war to harmless ships used as targets for various US military exercises. The Japanese battleship Nagato survived World War II—despite being a target of the American campaign to eradicate […]

The Flag of the Nagato

August 08, 2017 ·

After World War II ended with the unconditional Japanese surrender, many of Japan’s ships were confiscated by the United States, their roles shifted from vessels of war to harmless ships used as targets for various US military exercises. The Japanese battleship Nagato survived World War II—despite being a target of the American campaign to eradicate […]

Yamato: Japan’s Biggest Battleship

August 04, 2017 ·

We spend so much time discussing the American battleships that were destroyed and damaged during the Pearl Harbor attack and those that fought in the Pacific all through World War II that it’s easy to forget that Japan had its own battleships. On December 16th, 1941, only nine days after the Pearl Harbor assault launched […]

Yamato: Japan’s Biggest Battleship

August 04, 2017 ·

We spend so much time discussing the American battleships that were destroyed and damaged during the Pearl Harbor attack and those that fought in the Pacific all through World War II that it’s easy to forget that Japan had its own battleships. On December 16th, 1941, only nine days after the Pearl Harbor assault launched […]

Commemorating the Battle of Midway

June 10, 2017 ·

Over 75 years ago, the United States suffered one of the most devastating attacks on its soil. In the wake of the attacks, after being drawn into a war it had vowed to stay out of, Americans were locked in a back-and-forth struggle with the Imperial Japanese Navy, a force that proved to be formidable. On […]

Commemorating the Battle of Midway

June 10, 2017 ·

Over 75 years ago, the United States suffered one of the most devastating attacks on its soil. In the wake of the attacks, after being drawn into a war it had vowed to stay out of, Americans were locked in a back-and-forth struggle with the Imperial Japanese Navy, a force that proved to be formidable. On […]

Wreckage of Japanese Battleship Hiei Located

Wreckage of Japanese Destroyer Isokaze Located

The Phantoms of the Pacific: Kido Butai

The Phantoms of the Pacific: Kido Butai

The Flag of the Nagato

The Flag of the Nagato

Yamato: Japan’s Biggest Battleship

Yamato: Japan’s Biggest Battleship

Commemorating the Battle of Midway

Commemorating the Battle of Midway

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