The explorers find Torpedos, Bell of the American destroyer who sank with 167 crew on board during World War II

Explorers in a search to study a famous shipwreck site in times of war have discovered new artifacts of a lost American destroyer. The USS Dehaven, which sank during an attack outside the Solomon Islands in World War II, still has torpedoes and a bell that are largely intact, according to Ocean Exploration Trust, a non -profit organization that recently surveyed and filmed the remains with remotely operated vehicles.

The Dehaven fell in February 1943, after operating from Guadalcanal throughout the US military campaign there, according to the destruction history of the Foundation. The ship was bombarded several times and finally sank, with 167 members of the crew on board, near Iron Bottom Sound, a section of the ocean near the Solomon Islands known for its shipwrecks of the era of World War II.

The Ocean Exploration Trust set out to learn more about the maritime history of Guadalcanal and the lower iron sound: the site of five fundamental naval battles between August and December 1942. The equipment used a sound device to locate the remains of the sea surface before sending a pair of vehicles remotely operated to the frame.

Those Rov were able to capture high -resolution images of what is left of Dehaven, more than 80 years after he submerged at the bottom of the ocean. The expedition video has now been published online.

During their mission, the explorers identified a series of relics between the remains of the Dehaven, including propeller, artillery and torpedo assemblies, and multiple torpedo eyes, the organization said. They also saw the bell of the ship with the help of the spectators who observed a live broadcast of the deep water initiative, which the organization called “a very unique sighting.”

Team leaders said the data collected from the project can provide important frameworks for historians, as well as resource managers of heritage areas “to understand the history and future of this site.” The Ocean Exploration Trust was associated with the Oceanic exploration of NOAA, the Naval History and Heritage Command of the United States, the Solomon Islands government and several archaeological centers in universities around the world to help carry out the expedition.

The Ocean Exploration Trust has explored the remains of the War Ships of World War II on the Solomon Islands before. Your teams recently discovered A famous Japanese destroyer sunk by us torpedoes and The cut arch Of another well -known American warship called USS New Orleans, which also sank into the sound of the iron background.

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