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On September 10, we dove #ROVAtalanta down to explore the shipwreck of #IJNAkagi. This visual survey of the Japanese aircraft carrier Imperial Japanese Navy #IJNAkagi 赤城 is the first time anyone has laid eyes on the vessel since sinking during June 1942’s #BattleofMidway. 1: Gun tub and gun director positioned below the flight deck on IJN Akagi. (Credit: Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA) 2: 127 mm twin anti-aircraft gun mounted below the flight deck of IJN Akagi. (Credit: Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA) 3: The Japanese flagship aircraft carrier Akagi pictured underway in the summer of 1941. (Credit: Naval History and Heritage Command) 4: Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Akagi as seen from an aircraft that has just taken off from her deck during the Indian Ocean Raid in April 1942. (Credit: Kure Maritime Museum) 5: The chrysanthemum flower crest, an honored imperial symbol of Japan, can still be seen prominently on the bow of IJN Akagi 81 years after the aircraft carrier’s sinking. (Credit: Ocean Exploration Trust, NOAA) #ww2 #worldwar2 #marinearcheology #nautiluslive #japanesehistory #ushistory #pacifichistory @noaaoceanexploration @noaasanctuaries @papahanaumokuakea.hawaii @usnhistory @USFWS @oha_hawaii @hawaiidlnr @search_archaeology @dodpaa @airseaheritage @uhawaiinews @univofmaryland @nationalparkservice