Midway@National Geographic (revisited)

Every so often, I like to revisit sites that we have featured in out Family Site of the Day, just to see if they have been improved on, or are still the same, or if they ever are still there. Today’s site is one that we visited very recently, but since we did, they have made a major discovery, and today is the day the show their findings. It is fitting to announce them on the 56th anniversary of the Battle of Midway.

When we last left Dr. Robert Ballard (of Titanic and Bismarck fame), he was searching for the aircraft carriers that were sunk in the vicinity of Midway Island, during the battle that was the major turning point in the war. He had failed to find the Japanese carriers, and the American carrier Yorktown (CV 5) had thus far eluded him. But on May 20th, 1998, it was discovered at depth of over 17,000 feet. That is 5,000 feet deeper than the Titanic is at. The pictures of that discovery are being released to the world today, and you can see them here. It is a chance to relive a bit of American history.

Accompanying the research crew are veterans or the battle, both Japanese and American. Their stories are told in this site as well. One of the survivors identified his general quarters station from the pictures that were sent back from the deep. Enjoy the pictures, and enjoy the site.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/98/midway/