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The Sinking of Chiyoda & Chitose: No Survivors, No Surrender

#WW2 #NavalHistory #Documentary #PacificWar In the final, desperate year of the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese Navy devised a plan of incredible audacity and staggering sacrifice. At its heart were two unlikely ships: the light aircraft carriers Chiyoda and Chitose. They were never meant to be front-line carriers; they began their lives as innovative seaplane tenders, designed with a secret purpose—to be rapidly converted if war became inevitable. This documentary tells their complete story, from their ingenious conception as a way around naval treaties, to their frantic transformation after the devastating losses at the Battle of Midway. We explore their trial by fire in the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," a battle that annihilated their inexperienced air groups and sealed their ultimate fate. Finally, we uncover their central role in the largest naval battle in history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Here, as part of a decoy fleet with almost no planes, their sole mission was to be found and destroyed, to lure the mighty American Third Fleet away and give Japan's battleships one last chance at victory. This is the story of that sacrifice, culminating in the dramatic, violent sinkings of both sisters during the Battle off Cape Engaño—one overwhelmed by aircraft, the other executed by cruisers in a final, defiant last stand that left no survivors. Join us as we explore a tale of innovation, desperation, and the immense human cost of a war already lost.