Greater than 22,600 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean lies a WWII US Navy destroyer that has been named the world’s deepest shipwreck.
The USS Destroyer Escort Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413), often known as the Sammy B, was situated on Wednesday within the Philippine Sea.
The vessel went down through the Battle Off Samar within the Philippine Sea in October 1944 after it was hit by Japanese fire.
The Sammy B, nevertheless, was not discovered by scientists, but by Texas billionaire Victor Vescovo, who owns a deep-diving submersible.
On October 15, the Japanese did one last hail Mary to interact Allied navy forces off the coast of the Philippines, which were on their way west and away from the enemy fire line
The Sammy B, nevertheless, was considered one of the last remaining US ships, and is thought for its heroic stand against the Japanese, in keeping with BBC.
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Greater than 22,600 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean lies a WWII US Navy destroyer that has been named the world’s deepest shipwreck
The ship was outnumbered against the Japanese fleet, but held its own until shells punctured through its partitions and it began to sink.
There have been 224 men aboard the Sammy, but 89 were killed when it sank and the remaining floated in life rafts for 50 hours before being rescued.
Vescovo shared a video on his Twitter account showing Sammy B laying on the seafloor.
‘It appears her bow hit the seafloor with some force, causing some buckling,’ he shared in a tweet.
The USS Destroyer Escort Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413), often known as the Sammy B, was situated on Wednesday within the Philippine Sea
The ship was outnumbered against the Japanese fleet, but held its own until shells punctured through its partitions and it began to sink. Pictured is the Sammy B before it sank
‘Her stern also separated about 5 meters on impact, but the entire wreck was together.’
‘This small ship took on the best of the Japanese Navy, fighting them to the tip.’
Vescovo, the founder exploration company Caladan Oceanic, performed six dives before finding the Sammy B.
He and his team found the sunken vessel by first spotting debris, which was a three-torpedo launcher that was only unique to the Sammy B.
The Sammy B, nevertheless, was not discovered by scientists, but by Texas billionaire Victor Vescovo, who owns a deep-diving submersible
Vescovo, the founder exploration company Caladan Oceanic, performed six dives before finding the Sammy B
‘The Sammy B is a small vessel as military ships go, and we weren’t really sure that we could find her within the vast and very deep ocean where she went down,’ Vescovo told CNN.
‘But with perseverance, some great historical evaluation, and a complete lot of deep ocean technology and labor, we were in a position to find her and supply an excellent opportunity to inform her amazing story.’
The Sammy was the primary ship named after coxswain Samuel Booker Roberts Jr, who enlisted within the Navy in 1939 and fought in WWII.
Roberts volunteered to assist land several hundred Marines a couple of miles north of Lunga Point, where the US had hoped to take over a Japanese strongpoint.
He and his team found the sunken vessel by first spotting debris, which was a three-torpedo launcher that was only unique to the Sammy B, which was named after coxswain Samuel Booker Roberts Jr (right), who enlisted within the Navy in 1939 and fought in WWII
The Marines piled right into a dozen of the picket boats and headed as much as a beach near the Matanikau River, but were forced to flee just a couple of days later once they met resistance.
Roberts, nevertheless, was hit within the neck with a bullet from a Japanese machine gun bullet and died over the night.
Roberts received the Navy Cross, but the best honor was having three Navy ships named after him: DE 413; DD 823, a destroyer that took part in the primary air strikes from a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier; and USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58), the frigate that hit a mine during 1988’s Operation Earnest Will.
