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On February 17th, 1944, during the devastating raid on Truk Lagoon, the Japanese light cruiser IJN Naka was broken in half by an American torpedo and bomb. But what makes this moment haunting is that it was the second time the ship had suffered this exact fate. Two years earlier, a torpedo from the USS Seawolf had snapped her spine, yet she miraculously survived, was towed thousands of miles, and completely rebuilt.
This documentary explores the incredible and tragic story of the IJN Naka, the "Fleet Idol" that refused to die, only for fate to repeat itself with cruel precision. We investigate the unique pre-war Japanese naval doctrine of "Kantai Kessen" that shaped her design, making her both fast and fatally vulnerable. We'll recount her early victories in the Pacific War, the impossible survival off Christmas Island in 1942, and the year-long resurrection at the Maizuru Naval Arsenal.
Finally, we witness her final hours during Operation Hailstone, the "Japanese Pearl Harbor," where the Naka made a desperate run from the trap of Truk Lagoon, only to be hunted down and destroyed in a terrifying echo of her past. This is a story of naval engineering, strategic failure, the changing character of WWII, and a structural flaw that sealed a warship's destiny not once, but twice.