The long-lost bow of a historic warship was found by researchers resting on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean — nearly 83 years after it was blown off in a torpedo strike during World War II.
The 150-foot section of the USS New Orleans, damaged in Japan’s 1942 attack during the Battle of Tassafarnoga, was found nearly 2,214 feet deep in the Solomon Islands’ Iron Bottom Sound on Sunday during a seafloor mapping operation, the Ocean Exploration Trust announced Tuesday.
Researchers said they positively identified the rediscovered relic, swathed in heavy marine growth, due to paint fragments still clinging to the hull and an engraved anchor.
The 150-foot section of the USS New Orleans was found nearly 2,214 feet deep in the Solomon Islands’ Iron Bottom Sound on Sunday. EVNautilus
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