We will never forget what struggles they went through in WW2 You finding these great ships and how they still look like today is brilliant It’s amazing thank you
Maybe if the water is deep enough or other conditions are just right things can last. The Titanic is certainly rusted all to hell. Perhaps better materials went into battleships, too.
@@1940limited I just had the same thought, maybe at such a depth (5,400 meters) there is a lack of oxygen, lack of any UV light, slowing down the deterioration. makes me wonder
There should be a Constitutional requirement of our Navy that,, in the rolls of ships of the line,, there would be carriers named Hornet, Enterprise, and Yorktown...
The US Navy tried to scuttle her They fired 9 torpedoes had her from point blank range, they were able to achieve 4 hits, no detonations, indication of the serious problems with the Mk 15 torpedo conveniently ignored by everyone So they riddled her full of shells, the Japanese found her boarded her then sunk her using real torpedoes
It would be interesting to see more footage of this wreck. and the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga. The Indianapolis also had jackets stuck in a door like this wreck.
In that video, it's amazing how clean and preserved everything is. You can still read the "International Harvester" on the tractor. The tires look to be in good shape, and the door handle/hinges were almost spotless, the lettering on the plane were still crystal clear. That is a very cool video.
They made sure there were no intact aircraft when they try to scuttle her. If there were any the Japanese would have taken it off when they boarded her
@@nicholasmaude6906 ... Even after 70+ years submerged in salt water? Not to mention all the stress they've endured from that kind of pressure down like 20,000 feet below the surface? C'mon.
@@hogansavoy6525 Metall is surprisingly resiliant under the right conditions and these aircraft have cold-soaked in a near oxygen free state, provided anyone recovering them has the right facilities up top they'll be alright.
That carrier helped James Doolittle and his B-25's provide the sons of the emperor with a preview of coming attractions....
Whoever lashed that tractor down to the deck did an outstanding job.
Props to the random sailor & or marine that took the time to do that!
Pretty sure he would have been ordered to do so, or it was part of operating procedure. You wouldn’t want that thing rolling around the decks.
I am amused you can still read 'International Harvester" on it.
We will never forget what struggles they went through in WW2
You finding these great ships and how they still look like today is brilliant
It’s amazing thank you
Wow... incredibly clear footage and preservations!
Way to short, but the tractor is amazing!
My youtube algorithm after i watching some clips of azur lane and kancolle
I just got into Azur Lane too!
I like Kancolle more
o7 my brothers, you served your country well
It's amazing how well some of the objects have held up.
That tractor looks like it could be raised and started up.
@@Sennmut So true.
Not suprising, they were made in America ;)
Maybe if the water is deep enough or other conditions are just right things can last. The Titanic is certainly rusted all to hell. Perhaps better materials went into battleships, too.
@@1940limited I just had the same thought, maybe at such a depth (5,400 meters) there is a lack of oxygen, lack of any UV light, slowing down the deterioration. makes me wonder
There should be a Constitutional requirement of our Navy that,, in the rolls of ships of the line,, there would be carriers named Hornet, Enterprise, and Yorktown...
....and Lexington, and Wasp.
@@tsmgguy and Saratoga (she pulled her weight)
The O.D. Jacket(s) still hanging on the dog of the door is chilling.
The US Navy tried to scuttle her
They fired 9 torpedoes had her from point blank range, they were able to achieve 4 hits, no detonations, indication of the serious problems with the Mk 15 torpedo conveniently ignored by everyone
So they riddled her full of shells, the Japanese found her boarded her then sunk her using real torpedoes
Brothers may you rest in peace and know that your sacrifice for your country was not in vain.
What depth?
17,500 ft.
140 sailors were lost.
It would be interesting to see more footage of this wreck. and the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga. The Indianapolis also had jackets stuck in a door like this wreck.
In that video, it's amazing how clean and preserved everything is. You can still read the "International Harvester" on the tractor. The tires look to be in good shape, and the door handle/hinges were almost spotless, the lettering on the plane were still crystal clear. That is a very cool video.
Need to raise all these ships and repair them
better to find an intact aircraft and recover it then restore it flying condition as a flying memorial to the crew of the hornet
They made sure there were no intact aircraft when they try to scuttle her. If there were any the Japanese would have taken it off when they boarded her
Great shots
This aircraft carrier shouldn't have sunk it was so historically important during ww2
I hope they will get a composite drawing as they did with Yorktown. Drawings of Wasp and Lexington would be nice, too. Princeton and others, too.
Great vid!
You had plenty of (uncredited) sound for the Kaga....
D ++++
Didn't they find this wreck years ago? Old footage.
Looks like there were no survivors.................................
There were many deaths and injuries but the vast majority of the crew survived.
Although it would cost millions of dollars those wrecked US aircraft could be raised, decontaminated and rebuilt for display in an aviation museum.
Somewhere out there. Some bored billionaire is watching this.
Impossible.
They would crumble like dust were we to try to raise them to the surface now.
@@hogansavoy6525 No they wouldn't as they constructed mainly out of aluminium-alloy and that resists corrosion quite well.
@@nicholasmaude6906 ...
Even after 70+ years submerged in salt water? Not to mention all the stress they've endured from that kind of pressure down like 20,000 feet below the surface?
C'mon.
@@hogansavoy6525 Metall is surprisingly resiliant under the right conditions and these aircraft have cold-soaked in a near oxygen free state, provided anyone recovering them has the right facilities up top they'll be alright.
I have no clue why they bring a tractor.
to haul ordnance ,equipment, planes............