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South Pole: Members of Shackleton’s expedition. The explorer gave a lecture in Carlisle about his adventures Throughout the 19th century, Carlisle newspapers made frequent references to polar exploration, and towards the end of that century, on those who came to Cumberland to lecture on the subject. One of the earliest was Commander Cheyne, in 1895, who spoke of attempts to reach the North Pole by balloon. An editorial in the Carlisle Journal stated in 1902 that there was “never a greater interest in polar exploration than today”. It was reported in January, 1910, that “Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton, the famous explorer who penetrated within 100 miles of the South Pole, will give a lecture in the Drill Hall on Friday, 25 February”.
The U.S.S. Johnston Sank in 1944. Divers Just Visited Its Wreckage.
The shipwreck, 21,000 feet underwater, was discovered in 2019. A team of explorers has now confirmed that it was the Navy destroyer that played a key role in helping General MacArthur retake the Philippines.
A shipwreck near the Philippines was confirmed last month as the U.S.S. Johnston, which Japanese forces sank in 1944.Credit.Caladan Oceanic
April 9, 2021, 6:00 a.m. ET
Victor L. Vescovo had been sitting for several hours inside a small metal ball some 21,000 feet below the surface of the Philippine Sea last month when bright orange specks began appearing on his computer screen. His sonar had found several small pieces of … something.
Texas Based Salvage Company Finds Deepest Shipwreck Ever
A crew from the Texas-based salvage company Caladan Oceanic has found and documented the wreckage of the world s deepest known shipwreck, the USS Johnston.
The USS Johnston was commissioned on October 27 1943, with Lieutenant Commander Ernest E. Evans in command. The Johnston was a
Fletcher-class destroyer armed with torpedoes and guns no larger than 5-inch.
The USS Johnston was destroyed during WWII by the Japanese and sunk on October 25 1944 during the Battle off Samar in the Philippine Sea.
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Commander Evans and 185 of his crew members died while 141 survivors were rescued. Commander Evans would become the first Native American in the U.S. Navy s history, and only World War II destroyer commander, to receive the Medal of Honor.
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