IJN Shokaku — Japan’s Phantom Carrier Found After 74 Years in the Deep Pacific

Описание: IJN Shokaku — Japan’s Phantom Carrier Found After 74 Years in the Deep Pacific


The IJN Shokaku was one of the most powerful and feared aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy—playing pivotal roles at Pearl Harbor, the Coral Sea, and the Battle of Santa Cruz. In 1944, during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, she was torpedoed and sunk by a U.S. submarine, disappearing into the vast Pacific.

For 74 years, her final resting place remained a mystery.

When deep-sea explorers finally located the wreck, they uncovered a haunting and historically significant time capsule:
Shokaku sits upright, largely intact, and still bearing the scars of the battle that ended her journey.

This video explores:

The history and wartime service of IJN Shokaku

Her major battles and strategic importance

How she was sunk during the Philippine Sea campaign

The expedition that discovered the wreck after 74 years

What researchers found on the ocean floor

The legacy of the Shokaku-class carriers in WWII naval warfare

A powerful look at Japan’s once-unstoppable “Phantom Carrier,” now frozen in time beneath the Pacific.


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