WASHINGTON NAVY YARD — Seventy-eight years after its loss during World War II, the U.S. Navy confirmed June 25, 2022, the location of USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413).
The Navy confirmed the discovery of the wreckage site of destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413), which sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. The remains of the ship were found off the Philippine coast, and the Navy now considers the site to be a “hallowed war grave.” In confirming the discovery […]
St. Mark's alumnus and Caladan Oceanic founder Victor Vescovo recently discovered the USS Destroyer Escort Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413), known as the "Sammy B," more than four miles below the Pacific Ocean, split in half and resting on a slope. It's the world's deepest shipwreck to be identified and surveyed.