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Navy Ship Sunk in Historic World War II Battle Is Now the Deepest Explored Wreck

Navy Ship Sunk in Historic World War II Battle Is Now the Deepest Explored Wreck
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USS Johnston, Sunk in WWII, Is Now the Deepest Explored Wreck

Image: Caladan Oceanic The main section of the USS Johnston sunk 77 years ago during the Battle of Leyte Gulf has been discovered off the Philippine coast. Resting over 4 miles beneath the surface, it’s now the deepest shipwreck to ever be investigated. Advertisement Johnston (DD-557) a 376-foot-long (115-meter) Fletcher-class destroyer was discovered in the Philippine Trench near Samar Island at a depth of 21,180 feet (6,456 meters). The ship sank on October 25, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Of the crew of 327, only 141 managed to survive. The main section of the wreck, still resting upright, was discovered by Texas-based Caladan Oceanic, a private marine tech company. Caladan Oceanic surveyed the USS

Deepest wreck dive reaches US WWII ship off Samar

‘Deepest wreck dive’ reaches US WWII ship off Samar Published April 4, 2021 6:00pm This handout photograph taken on March 31, 2021 and released on April 3, 2021 by Caladan Oceanic shows the main wreckage of the USS Johnston (DD-557), a US Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that sank during the Battle of Samar in World War II, resting on the ocean floor off Samar Island in the Philippines at a depth of nearly 6,500 meters, the deepest shipwreck ever recorded. Handout/AFP A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II and lying nearly 6,500 meters below sea level off the Philippines has been reached in the world s deepest shipwreck dive, an American exploration team said.

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