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| | The deepest ever shipwreck has been found, a WWII destroyer that was annihilated 75 years ago in the Pacific during the largest naval battle in history, researchers say.<br>The USS Johnston was found at 20,406ft in the Philippine Sea, 75 years after it was sunk by the Japanese on October 25, 1944 in the Battle off Samar, an engagement in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.<br>Experts from the Research Vessel Petrel, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, released video of the battered and twisted hull lying eerily on the ocean floor.<br>Of the 327 US naval personnel aboard the USS Johnston, just 141 survived.
Of those who died, around 90 were alive in the water as the ship sank but never seen again.<br> Experts from the Research Vessel Petrel, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, released video of the battered and twisted metal lying eerily on the ocean floor <br> 'There is no hull structure intact that we can find.
This wreck is completely decimated, it is just debris,' the crew said on Wednesday. <br>'This wreck is either the Johnston or the Hoel ... This wreck is in the southern part of where the battle took place and this is one of the reasons why we believe this is the Johnston, because she sank later, after Hoel did.' <br>The vessel is famed for her brave action in the Battle off Samar.
Outgunned by the Japanese, USS Johnston led an attack of a handful of lightships against a colossal fleet until it was surrounded.<br> RELATED ARTICLES
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According to the US Navy: 'One by one, Johnston took on Japanese destroyers, although Johnston had no torpedoes and limited firepower. After two-and-a-half hours, Johnston - dead in the water - was surrounded by enemy ships.<br>'At 9.45 am, Evans gave the order to abandon ship.
Twenty-five minutes later, the destroyer rolled over and began to sink.' <br>Her action in the battle was central to the overarching Battle of Leyte Gulf, considered to be the largest naval battle in history with more than 200,000 personnel. <br> The USS Jonston was sunk on October 25, 1944, after she was outnumbered and outgunned in a brave advance against the Imperial Japanese Navy<br> Movements during the Battle off Samar on October 25, 1944, it is cited as one of the greatest last stands in naval history<br>The Imperial Japanese Navy rallied nearly all of its major naval vessels in the fight, in which the US and Australian forces intended to invade the islands in Southeast Asia through which Japan derived industrial strength.<br>The Allies were successful in defeating the Japanese warships despite kamikaze attacks raining down from the sky. <br>It is often cited as one of the greatest last stands in military history. <br>According to Guinness World Records, the deepest wreck before the USS Johnston was a German vessel discovered at 18,904ft.<br>semar jitu77</a> |
