They found the remains of an American ship sunk in the Philippines during World War II at a depth of 6,500 meters.

An expedition discovered the remains of a US Navy ship sunk during World War II at a depth of 6,500 meters off the Philippines.a team member reported on Sunday.

“We just took the deepest dive in history to find the remains of the destroyer USS Johnston.He tweeted Victor Vescovo, founder of the American company Caladan Oceanic, who commanded the submarine that located the ship.

During two dives of eight o’clock at the end of March, the team was able film, photograph and study the wreckage of the ship, off the coast of Samar Island, said Caladan Oceanic, a company specializing in underwater technologies.

The 115-meter-long destroyer sank on October 25, 1944, during the battle of Gulf of Leyte, one of the greatest naval battles in history and one that marked the beginning of the end for Japan.

Other explorers located it in the Philippine Sea in 2019, but most of the ship was beyond the reach of any remote monitoring device.

“We located 2/3 of the front of the ship, upright and intact, at a depth of 6,456 m. Three of us, in two dives, examined the ship and paid tribute to its brave crew ”, Vescovo clarified.

Only 141 of the ship’s 327 crew survived, according to US Navy files.

The expedition found bow, deck and center section intact. the helmet number “557” it was still clearly visible.

You could also see two towers, torpedo reserve points and numerous gun mounts, depending on shipment.

Stephenson Parks, navigator and historian of the expedition, noted that In the wreckage of the ship you could see the damage it suffered during this intense battle, over 75 years ago.

“It was attacked by the largest warship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship Yamato, and fought back fiercely. Said Stephenson.

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