Construction of the aircraft carrier Akagi began in 1920 as a battlecruiser, but under the influence of the Washington Naval Treaty signed in 1921, it was decided to convert it into an aircraft ...

Akagi, a Japanese aircraft carrier that took part in the raid on Pearl Harbor, ... Rebuilt in 1938, her final form included three elevators between the flight deck and hangar and two large hangars.

Wreckage of WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet discovered in expedition 05:35. Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands — A crew of deep-sea explorers and historians looking for lost World War ...

A high frequency sonar image of the flagship Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi is shown aboard the research vessel Petrel on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 off Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Explorers in the Pacific found another Japanese aircraft carrier sunk during the decisive Battle of Midway in 1942. The Akagi was found in nearly 18,000 feet of water more than 1,300 miles ...

The Akagi was found in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument resting in nearly 5,490 meters of water more than 2,090 kilometres northwest of Pearl Harbour.

While the world remembers Pearl Harbor, few recall the 1942 bombing of Darwin—Australia’s own day of infamy. This episode explores how the same Japanese carrier fleet that struck Pearl Harbor ...

A crew of deep-sea explorers and historians looking for lost World War II warships in the Pacific have found a second Japanese aircraft carrier that went down in the historic Battle of Midway. Vulcan ...

A review of sonar data captured Sunday showed either the Japanese carrier Akagi or the Soryu resting in nearly 18,000 feet of water in the Pacific Ocean more than 1,300 miles northwest of Pearl ...