Researchers said high frequency sonar images of the warship, revealing dimensions and location, point to the ship being the IJN Akagi. The carrier was located 1,300 northwest of Pearl Harbor.

Deep sea explorers aboard a research vessel have used sonar images to pinpoint the location of the Akagi and Kaga, two carriers that took part in the Battle of Midway in 1942.

Three historic shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway have been recorded in magnificent detail by an underwater survey, including the first sighting of the IJN Akagi since it sank in 1942. Over four ...