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The wreckage of the USS Indianapolis was discovered on 18 August by the expedition crew on the Paul G. Allen’s Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel. At 5500m below the surface on the sea floor of the north Pacific.
See link, Wreckage From USS Indianapolis Located In Philippine Sea | Paul Allen
New observations from Dr. Richard Hulver, historian with the Naval History and Heritage Command led to a better constrained search area to the west of the original presumed position within 600 sq miles of open ocean. Using an AUV for a pre-programmed search, the team identified seafloor anomalies. Post-processing the AUV data allowed an ROV to identify the wreckage on the seafloor. Photographs will be posted later.
Although 1,196 sailors and Marines survived the initial strikes and sinking, only 316 men survived. It was a great loss to the families and our nation.
See link, Wreckage From USS Indianapolis Located In Philippine Sea | Paul Allen
New observations from Dr. Richard Hulver, historian with the Naval History and Heritage Command led to a better constrained search area to the west of the original presumed position within 600 sq miles of open ocean. Using an AUV for a pre-programmed search, the team identified seafloor anomalies. Post-processing the AUV data allowed an ROV to identify the wreckage on the seafloor. Photographs will be posted later.
Although 1,196 sailors and Marines survived the initial strikes and sinking, only 316 men survived. It was a great loss to the families and our nation.
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