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US WWII ship found off Philippines

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A US Navy destroyer sunk in World War II has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world’s deepest shipwreck ever found, an American survey team said.

The USS Samuel B. Roberts went down during a battle off the central island of Samar on October 25, 1944, as US forces fought to liberate the Philippines – then a US colony – from Japanese occupation.

A crewed submersible filmed, photographed and surveyed Sammy B’s battered hull during a series of dives over eight days this month, Texas-based underwater technology company Caladan Oceanic said.

The images showed the ship’s triple-tube torpedo launcher and gun mount.

“At 6,895 meters it is now the deepest shipwreck ever found and surveyed,” tweeted Caladan Oceanic founder Victor Vescovo, who piloted the submersible.

“This small ship took on the best in the Japanese Navy and fought them to the end,” he said.

According to US Navy records, the crew of Sammy B “floated awaiting rescue for almost three days, with many survivors dying from wounds and shark attacks”. Of the 224 crew members, 89 died.

The battle was part of the larger Battle of Leyte, which saw several days of heavy fighting between US and Japanese forces.

Sammy B was one of four US ships sunk in the October 25 engagement.

The USS Johnston, which at nearly 21,000 feet was the world’s deepest shipwreck previously identified, was reached by Vescovo’s team in 2021.

In the last search, the team also searched for the USS Gambier Bay more than 7,000 meters below sea level, but could not find her.

No search was made for the USS Hoel due to the lack of reliable data showing where it may have crashed.

The wreck of the Titanic lies around 4,000 meters under water.

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