The ship, the USS Johnston, is at a depth of 21,180 feet (about 6,500 meters) in the Philippine Sea. Its location has been known, but this is the first time that a crew has been able to map and ...

Of a 224-man crew, 89 died and 120 were saved, including the captain, Lt. Cmdr. Robert W. Copeland. Related video: Italian drought reveals a WWII-era shipwreck once hidden by a flowing river ...

Sammy B carried a crew of 224 men, 89 of which died in the battle and as it sunk. The captain, Lt. Cmdr. Robert W. Copeland, was saved with 120 of his men, after spending 50 hours clinging to rafts.

A U.S. Navy destroyer escort that engaged a superior Japanese fleet in the largest sea battle of World War II in the Philippines has become the deepest wreck to be discovered, according to ...

The USS Samuel B. Roberts, popularly known as the 'Sammy B,' was identified broken into two pieces on a slope at a depth of 22,916 feet.

That puts it 426 meters (1,400 feet) deeper than the USS Johnston, the previous deepest wreck discovered last year in the Philippine Sea also by American explorer Victor Vescovo, founder of Dallas ...

Ship at 22,916 feet, 1,400 feet deeper than USS Johnston By Associated Press Published: June 27, 2022, 7:05pm Share: 4 Photos ...