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1 Apr, 4 tweets, 4 min read
The long-sought #shipwreck of the heroic WW2 #destroyer USS #JOHNSTON DD557 has been found and conclusively ID'd, @CaladanOceanic announced 1 April. The forward 2/3 of the ship is at a depth of 21,180 feet/6,4456m, the world's deepest known wreck caladanoceanic.com/media/newsroom/
Ship was sunk in battle with vastly superior Japanese #warships during the Battle off Samar on 25 Oct 1944. Photos show the bow with hull number; fwd two 5-inch guns; bridge; 20mm guns amidships and a quintuple 21"torpedo tube mount. The privately-funded dive effort was led by..
Victor Vescovo piloting the manned submersible LIMITING FACTOR. Photo shows the Fletcher-class destroyer off Seattle WA on the day of commissioning, 27 Oct 1943 - 363 days before she was sunk. Official battle damage report shows what it took to sink the fighting ship
Whoops - meant to include this shot of 20mm guns amidships next to the aft torpedo tube mount, which is knocked to port off its mounting. Note shrapnel and/or shell holes. The extreme violence of the ship's last hour above water is apparent

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