Like always amazing video. I’ve always had a soft spot for this ship. The pictures of the sunken Kure fleet where one of the main things that got me into naval history instead of just maritime history. The pictures and videos I always remembered the most was of Amagi, something about seeing a massive carrier bombed and nearly capsized was just so fascinating to me. And despite her seeing no actual service, she’s still one of my favorite Japanese carriers.
Techincally Amagi was akagi sister ship but its keel was ruined in a earthquake and was scrapped The Akagi is a Amagi battle cruiser convert to carrier.Akagi, Amagi takao and atago were going to the class.
💥Yeah, but theres one term that gets confused with Japanese ships more than all the rest. It's not Amagi or Akagi, it's "Emoji". Everyone knows about the exploits of the IJN Emoji, and how it's planes led the attack on the naval ships docked at the port of St Louis Missouri on December 8th 1941. As FDR said, "it was a day which will live in ignominy". 😁
Yes , people don't realize there were carriers built by Japan In the late war period , names like Katsuragi , Amagi , Unryu are often overlooked. Japan built more carriers they just didn't have the trained pilots to man them.
It just goes to show, warships don't easily sink merely by poking holes in them alone. It's the detonation of fuel and munitions that usually dooms them. That's why a lot of ships used as targets after the war (like the Nevada) stubbornly refused to sink. These Kure ships stood up to a lot of pounding simply because they were mostly empty of fuel and ordnance.
did you notice Amagi was still moored to the shoreline, at 13:00 when you switch to the aft shot you can see a visible rope or chain coming off the stern going to shore. It might be a longshot but i wonder if this kept the stern from slipping deeper like the bow.
I saw a post recently on Facebook turns out a part of Amagi’s hull was used as a pier for a very short time before it to was scrapped wish there was a way to share that post
I wonder if there's any pictures of the original Amagi(the ruined unfinished sister of the Akagi from the 1920's). Which is what I thought this was for a few seconds.
It’s amazing when you realize that in the closing days of WW2 Japan still had 4 carriers, the Shinano, and 1 other that were sunk hauling flying bombs…. Plus these 2. They just ran out of properly trained air crews and eventually the airplanes themselves.
I wonder about the empty gun tubs. Were the guns removed by that point after the war or were the re positioned to land based mountings before the surrender?
Once the flight deck and elevators were blown out Amagi would seem to have been unserviceable. Perhaps the USN was running out of worthwhile targets and was using Amagi as a target ship. Or just padding the aviators flight hours.
If you go on Google Maps you can still see Mitsugo Island. The shape is still the same, but as you know, after 80 years, nothing is left of the old base!
The old IJN naval base on Mitsugo Island has been completely cleared of all those structures pictured and is now a barren place except for import/export of Chrome ore.
Presumably meaning _Akagi's_ sister? Twas a battlecruiser, not a battleship. Which is why _Kaga_ (which was a battleship) was _Amagi's_ understudy for carrier conversion when the Kanto quake destroyed _Amagi._
As far as _Azur Lane_ is concerned, _this_ ship would be _Amagi 2,_ and isn't in the game, since they instead have a couple hypothetical _Amagis._ A "What if they completed _Amagi_ as the battlecruiser originally planned?" and a "What if they completed _Amagi_ as a carrier conversion before she was destroyed by an earthquake?"
Similar was done in the UK and US with large Factories. Here in the UK we had the roofs disguised as rural farmland even changing the colour of the "fields" to suit the season and having fake Cows that were moved around. In the states (I believe it was Boeing) they had a factory with a fake Town on the roof, complete with headlights from moving "traffic". Germany did it too and I love the story of one particular decoy airfield the Luftwaffe painstakingly built. (Not absolutely certain it happened but love the story) The RAF duly waited until they had finished their masterpiece and then sent a bomber over the "airfield" to drop a single wooden bomb on the runway.
The earlier _Amagi_ was a battlecruiser, and was destroyed in an earthquake before she could be converted to a carrier; the battleship _Kaga_ was converted instead. This _Amagi_ was a purpose-built carrier.
Not quite sure why they kept bombing this thing after such severe first and subsequent damage so late in WW2..No way was it ever going to sea again. Good dinner party conversation for donkeys years afterwards I suppose......🤣🤣
A lot of Aircraft Carriers were built from Cruiser Hulls. Hence, in at least the USN Carriers are designated as (for instance) CVA, CV, CVA(N), etc. The V is the designator Aircraft, the A is for Attack. Cruisers start out the same, are broken into different classes are designated as (take your pick) Light (CA), Heavy (CL), now days there are CG's (Guided missle Cruisers). If there is an (N) in the designator, it's Nuclear powered. I don't know why they call them "Aircraft Carriers" instead of an "Aircraft Cruiser" 😂
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Like always amazing video. I’ve always had a soft spot for this ship. The pictures of the sunken Kure fleet where one of the main things that got me into naval history instead of just maritime history. The pictures and videos I always remembered the most was of Amagi, something about seeing a massive carrier bombed and nearly capsized was just so fascinating to me. And despite her seeing no actual service, she’s still one of my favorite Japanese carriers.
So many times I have heard people insist it is Akagi because they never heard of the Amagi and think it must be a typo.
Techincally Amagi was akagi sister ship but its keel was ruined in a earthquake and was scrapped The Akagi is a Amagi battle cruiser convert to carrier.Akagi, Amagi takao and atago were going to the class.
💥Yeah, but theres one term that gets confused with Japanese ships more than all the rest. It's not Amagi or Akagi, it's "Emoji".
Everyone knows about the exploits of the IJN Emoji, and how it's planes led the attack on the naval ships docked at the port of St Louis Missouri on December 8th 1941. As FDR said, "it was a day which will live in ignominy". 😁
Never heard another misidentify her before
Yes , people don't realize there were carriers built by Japan In the late war period , names like Katsuragi , Amagi , Unryu are often overlooked. Japan built more carriers they just didn't have the trained pilots to man them.
Amagi was a light carrier.
Amagi and Akagi were sister ships. That Amagi was an Akagi sister ship.
Amagi is definitely in what some might call a memorable position, especially when compared to the nearby Katsuragi.
It just goes to show, warships don't easily sink merely by poking holes in them alone. It's the detonation of fuel and munitions that usually dooms them. That's why a lot of ships used as targets after the war (like the Nevada) stubbornly refused to sink. These Kure ships stood up to a lot of pounding simply because they were mostly empty of fuel and ordnance.
She was in shallow water!
Great research and illustration
Excellent pictures...
did you notice Amagi was still moored to the shoreline, at 13:00 when you switch to the aft shot you can see a visible rope or chain coming off the stern going to shore. It might be a longshot but i wonder if this kept the stern from slipping deeper like the bow.
I saw a post recently on Facebook turns out a part of Amagi’s hull was used as a pier for a very short time before it to was scrapped wish there was a way to share that post
nice. well done!
I wonder if there's any pictures of the original Amagi(the ruined unfinished sister of the Akagi from the 1920's).
Which is what I thought this was for a few seconds.
Her hull is still currently serving as a floating dock at JMSDF Yokosuka Base.
@@SennaAugustus Where did you get that from?
It’s amazing when you realize that in the closing days of WW2 Japan still had 4 carriers, the Shinano, and 1 other that were sunk hauling flying bombs…. Plus these 2. They just ran out of properly trained air crews and eventually the airplanes themselves.
Great video with some very interesting photo's Thank you.
I wonder about the empty gun tubs. Were the guns removed by that point after the war or were the re positioned to land based mountings before the surrender?
Once the flight deck and elevators were blown out Amagi would seem to have been unserviceable. Perhaps the USN was running out of worthwhile targets and was using Amagi as a target ship. Or just padding the aviators flight hours.
Could also just be a lot of pent up anger. Or sending a message to surrender. Planning for the invasion of Japan was still in progress.
If you go on Google Maps you can still see Mitsugo Island. The shape is still the same, but as you know, after 80 years, nothing is left of the old base!
Very interesting. I’ve not seen some of photos before, particularly the wide angle that shows both Amagi and Katsuragi.
That last shot is also the only picture of the ship I know of taken from the island.
can you make a video about ijn takao and ijn atago
The old IJN naval base on Mitsugo Island has been completely cleared of all those structures pictured and is now a barren place except for import/export of Chrome ore.
One hundred and FIRST! LOL Thanks, Skynea. Take care.
Very interesting topic plus i think of the battleship Amagi when comes to the name of the ship. 😅
Presumably meaning _Akagi's_ sister? Twas a battlecruiser, not a battleship. Which is why _Kaga_ (which was a battleship) was _Amagi's_ understudy for carrier conversion when the Kanto quake destroyed _Amagi._
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I'm just glad that Akagi was able to finally resurrect her beloved sister Amagi.
As far as _Azur Lane_ is concerned, _this_ ship would be _Amagi 2,_ and isn't in the game, since they instead have a couple hypothetical _Amagis._ A "What if they completed _Amagi_ as the battlecruiser originally planned?" and a "What if they completed _Amagi_ as a carrier conversion before she was destroyed by an earthquake?"
They camouflaged it with roads and fake buildings?! 😂
Those were desperate times..
Similar was done in the UK and US with large Factories. Here in the UK we had the roofs disguised as rural farmland even changing the colour of the "fields" to suit the season and having fake Cows that were moved around. In the states (I believe it was Boeing) they had a factory with a fake Town on the roof, complete with headlights from moving "traffic".
Germany did it too and I love the story of one particular decoy airfield the Luftwaffe painstakingly built. (Not absolutely certain it happened but love the story) The RAF duly waited until they had finished their masterpiece and then sent a bomber over the "airfield" to drop a single wooden bomb on the runway.
If you want to see amagi the man go watch karate kid 1 his the good guy.✌🏼
I'm drunk on fucking german beer and have been working in the garden for hours
Amagi not Agaki
You totally uploaded this because of Amagi in Azur Lane didn’t you? 😏
The Amagi was a class of battleship that they turned into an aircraft carrier instead
The earlier _Amagi_ was a battlecruiser, and was destroyed in an earthquake before she could be converted to a carrier; the battleship _Kaga_ was converted instead.
This _Amagi_ was a purpose-built carrier.
Not quite sure why they kept bombing this thing after such severe first and subsequent damage so late in WW2..No way was it ever going to sea again. Good dinner party conversation for donkeys years afterwards I suppose......🤣🤣
Amagi was supposed to be battle cruiser with 10 410mm main guns
A lot of Aircraft Carriers were built from Cruiser Hulls. Hence, in at least the USN Carriers are designated as (for instance) CVA, CV, CVA(N), etc. The V is the designator Aircraft, the A is for Attack. Cruisers start out the same, are broken into different classes are designated as (take your pick) Light (CA), Heavy (CL), now days there are CG's (Guided missle Cruisers). If there is an (N) in the designator, it's Nuclear powered.
I don't know why they call them "Aircraft Carriers" instead of an "Aircraft Cruiser" 😂
This is a different ship, built 10 years later.