Divers Find Deepest Known Shipwreck USS Johnston
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.
(Photo: Caladan Oceanic)
A privately funded mission has found, surveyed and filmed the USS Johnston, the world’s deepest known shipwreck, offshore Samar Island in the Philippines Sea.
The expedition was backed by Victor Vescovo, is an entrepreneur, explorer and retired U.S. Navy Commander who personally piloted his submersible DSV Limiting Factor down to the wreck during two separate, eight-hour dives 21,180 feet (6,456 meters) below the ocean s surface. These constituted the deepest wreck dives, manned or unmanned, in history. The image is impressive and we look forward to seeing the rest of the data collected during the expedition because the story of the Fletcher-class destroyer USS Johnston (DD 557) and her crew is a perfect example for modern Sailors of the honor, courage, commitment and valor of their predecessors from the Greatest Generation,” said Naval History and Heritage Command (NH
Divers Find Deepest Known Shipwreck USS Johnston
marinetechnologynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from marinetechnologynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Navy Ship Sunk in Historic World War II Battle Is Now the Deepest Explored Wreck
gizmodo.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gizmodo.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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