The South Pacific Ocean, part of the largest and deepest of our planet’s oceanic divisions, has seen its fair share of warfare.
In 1942, an epic and devastating World War II battle between the United States and Imperial Japanese navies took place, and for a U.S navy aircraft carrier named “Hornet,” it was to be her final skirmish. The USS Hornet launched the Doolittle Raid in April of 1942, and played an important role in winning the Battle of Midway. But the aircraft carrier was wrecked in the battle and its remains were never recovered.
