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1999-09 Midway Underwater Selects Part 1

Midway Underwater Selects Part 1

This clip shows video imagery of wreckage of Japanese aircraft carrier IJN Kaga on the seafloor at 17,000 feet. This artifact is a section of hull from the starboard side of the ship that held a pair of 25mm antiaircraft gun galleries. The piece is about 40 feet long and 30 feet high, lying inverted on the seafloor. The cameras view the object from above, looking down into the underside of the inverted gun tubs. The edges of the artifact are strewn with anemones. This piece included a landing light array that was unique to Kaga.

1999-09 Midway Underwater Selects Part 2

Midway Underwater Selects Part 2

This clip shows a montage of video imagery of wreckage of Japanese aircraft carrier IJN Kaga on the seafloor at 17,000 feet. Pieces of debris large and small litter the bottom. Objects include: Interior hull plating of some sort, probably from the hangar decks; storage boxes, probably from one of the upper antiaircraft galleries. Might be ready-use ammunition, or some other sort of equipment. A bucket; an antenna or radar screen.

2000 June 22 Interview - Midway Search

Interview – Midway Search

Dave Jourdan describes use of historical records to reconstruct past battles to help the search process. The plan used in 1999 is discussed, including the use of sonar and optical means.