Midway

Midway

Overveiw

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>>

U.S. Navy Commemoration of Midway Day and
History of the Battle of Midway

NAUTICOS Invited to Speak at the Naval War College

Written by Spencer H. King
August 15, 2001

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>>

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