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Sōryū (Japanese: 蒼龍, meaning "Blue (or Green) Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s. A sister ship, Hiryū, was intended to follow Sōryū, but Hiryū ' s design was heavily modified and she is often considered to be a separate class.
Salvaged from the US wreck USS Wake (PR-3) River gunboat: Tatara: 360 The only US ship surrendered to Japanese during World War II Azio-class: Gunboat: Okitsu: 625 Salvaged from the Italian wreck Insect-class: River gunboat: Suma: 635 Salvaged from the British wreck Atami-class: River gunboat: Atami Futami: 249 Seta-class: River gunboat: Seta ...
Soryu may refer to: Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū, an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier scuttled during the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942; Sōryū-class submarine, a ship class of Japanese submarines; JS Sōryū, the lead submarine of the Sōryū class of submarines in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
A group of explorers who hunt for ship wrecks for fun got a bit of a surprise on their last adventure. They didn't find a ship wreck. They found a plane wreck and solved a decades-old mystery in ...
That distinction will change. A crew from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society found her about 40 miles northwest of Whitefish Point, resting 650 feet below the surface of Lake Superior ...
Soryu and Hiryu, along with light carriers Zuiho and Ryujo, supported the invasion of raw material-rich Java. [77] The USS Langley, America's first aircraft carrier but then serving as a seaplane tender, was delivering planes to Java during this period. In February, it was sunk by Japanese bombers with 32 badly needed Allied planes aboard. [78]
Residents of New England and those with British ties are once again in a scuffle. This time, the debate continues over whether a shipwreck found off the coast of Rhode Island is really the HMS ...
At around 2:18 pm, a petty officer disappeared on duty during the dive. When the Sōryū surfaced and a search was conducted, he was found to be in the flooded area inside the bridge sail. The Accident Investigation Commission concluded that the seaman committed suicide. [2]