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The USS Johnston commander was prepared to give the last full measure of devotion for the cause of liberty.

The U.S.S. Johnston Sank in 1944. Divers Just Visited Its Wreckage. The shipwreck, 21,000 feet underwater, was discovered in 2019. A team of explorers has now confirmed that it was the Navy destroyer that played a key role in helping General MacArthur retake the Philippines. A shipwreck near the Philippines was confirmed last month as the U.S.S. Johnston, which Japanese forces sank in 1944.Credit...Caladan Oceanic April 9, 2021, 6:00 a.m. ET Victor L. Vescovo had been sitting for several hours inside a small metal ball some 21,000 feet below the surface of the Philippine Sea last month when b...

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...

Image: Caladan Oceanic The main section of the USS Johnston—sunk 77 years ago during the Battle of Leyte Gulf—has been discovered off the Philippine coast. Resting over 4 miles beneath the surface, it’s now the deepest shipwreck to ever be investigated. Advertisement Johnston (DD-557)—a 376-foot-long (115-meter) Fletcher-class destroyer—was discovered in the Philippine Trench near Samar Island at a depth of 21,180 feet (6,456 meters). The ship sank on October 25, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Of the crew of 327, only 141 managed to survive. The main section of the wreck,...

                                               A mission sponsored by undersea technology company Caladan Oceanic and led by entrepreneur, explorer and retired naval officer Victor Vescovo has announced they have found a section of wreckage belonging to the World War II Fletcher-class destroyer USS Johnston (DD 557) which was lost at the Battle off Samar, part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, on Oct. 25, 1944. Imagery from the site clearly shows the ship’s hull number 557 confirming the identity of the wreck. “The image is impressive and we look forward to seeing the r...