The legendary ship of World War II was discovered!

According to the Associated Press on June 26, the explorer found the wreckage of a shipwreck of a US Navy destroyer in the Philippine waters. According to the discoverer, the destroyer sank with the Japanese fleet during the participation of the largest -scale naval battle (Wright Bay naval battle) in World War II. The wreckage became the deepest underwater shipwreck currently discovered.

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It is reported that the U.S. Navy destroyer that was confirmed on Wednesday local time was called "Samuel B. Roberts), which was" Samuel B. Roberts). Essence

This wreckage is 426 meters deep than the USS Johnston's discovery of the US Navy "Johnston". Victor Vescovo was found. The founder of Caladan Oceanic Expeditions, headquartered in Dallas, announced the above latest discoveries with Eyos expedition in the UK.

It is reported that the "Samuel B. Roberts" participated in the Sama Island naval battle in the final stage of the Wright Bay naval battle in October 1944. In this battle, the Japanese Navy suffered the largest ship loss and failed to drive the U.S. military out of Wright Island, which was invaded earlier, and this campaign was also part of the Apocalyptic Action of the Philippines.

According to some records, the destroyer of the destroyer firing the torpedo destroyed a Japanese heavy cruiser and hit another Japanese warship. The ship was sunk almost after exhausting all ammunition. 224 crew members and 89 people died on the ship, including 120 people, including Captain Robert W. Copeland, were rescued.

According to the Associated Press, according to Samuel J. Cox, a retired Navy and a naval historian, Samuel J. Cox, Copland said that these crew members were fighting for hardships with almost no chances of victory. It shows an incredible courage, and has no "higher honor" than to lead them.

The report also said that the explorers said that before the discovery, the historical records about this shipwreck position were not very accurate. EYOS Exploration Company said that the depth of the deepening of the sideline sweeping sound of the submersible on the submersible is the deepest, far exceeding the 6000 -meter standard business detection depth limit.

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