The deepest shipwreck ever found has been confirmed as a US warship sunk in a pivotal World War II battle
The deepest shipwreck ever found has been confirmed as a US warship sunk in a pivotal World War II battle insider@insider.com (Benjamin Brimelow) © US Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph US Navy destroyer USS Johnston off of Seattle, Washington, October 27, 1943. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph Researchers have confirmed the discovery of USS Johnston, found 21,180 feet beneath the Philippine Sea. Johnston was sunk during the most pivotal moment in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the most important battles of World War II. The wreck of US Navy Fle...