Keywords: Diorama of USS Nautilus attacking japanese aircraft carrier.jpg Battle of Midway June 1942 Diorama by Norman Bel Geddes depicting the attack by USS Nautilus SS-168 on a burning Japanese aircraft carrier during the early afternoon of 4 June 1942 as seen through the submarine's periscope Nautilus thought she had attacked Soryu and that her torpedoes had exploded when they hit the target Most evidence however is that the ship attacked was Kaga and that the torpedoes failed to detonate The ship shown in this wartime diorama does not closely resemble either of those carriers Official U S Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives Source http //www history navy mil/photos/sh-fornv/japan/japsh-s/soryu htm PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Nautilus SS-168 Kaga ship 1928 Models of battles Battle of Midway Japanese forces |