The Arc section of the USS New Orleans American warship, which was flown by a Japanese torpedo in 1942, has been located near the island of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific Ocean.
Although the ship survived the attack, more than 180 of the crew aboard the heavy cruise were killed when one of the ship’s ammunition magazines was beaten by a torpedo and detonated, starting the entire front of the container.
According to a statementThe Arc section of the ship was discovered during mapping operations of the seabed in Iron Bottom Sound, near Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, at a depth of 2,214 feet (675 meters).
“For all rights, this ship should have sunk”, the director of the Naval History and Heritage Command, withdrew the adm. Samuel CoxHe said in the statement. “But due to the heroic damage control efforts of its crew, the USS New Orleans became one of the most severely damaged American cruises in World War II to survive.”
New Orleans was hit during the Battle of Tassafarga Near Guadalcanal on the night of November 30, 1942, when American warships tried to intercept Japanese destroyers delivering supplies to the island.
The Naval Battle took place several months after the successful landing of American marines and soldiers in Guadalcanal, an important Japanese military base that was finally captured in February 1943.
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War remains
The arc remains were found by the non -synchronized surface container (USV) of the University of New Hampshire (USV) DrxThat he was mapping the seabed with sonar equipment, using reflected sound pulses to estimate the distances.
The USV was being controlled by researchers aboard the exploration container Nautiluswhich is property and is operated by a non -profit organization of the United States. called Ocean Exploration Trust (Oet). The expedition was supported by the Oceanic and Atmospheric National Administration (NOAA).
One of the Search Leaders, Oet Chief Scientist Daniel WagnerHe said in the statement that an submarine vehicle was removed remotely (ROV) to explore the remains after his discovery by Drx; And that hundreds of experts worldwide had worked to make positive identification.
After the explosion started their arch, the New Orleans began to flood; But the ship remained afloat by crew members who stayed in their positions, although some lost their lives and three marine crosses were granted posthumously.
The ship was temporarily repaired with A coconut trunk In a nearby port until he could slowly return to the United States for permanent repairs.
“Finding the arch of this ship is an opportunity to remember the sacrifice of this brave crew, even in one of the worst nights in the history of the United States Navy,” Cox said.
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