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Major WWII shipwreck discovered: Japanese battleship sunk by US found
Posted on 2/8/19 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 2/8/19 at 12:42 pm
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One of the first Japanese battleship to be sunk by U.S. forces during World War II has been discovered in the Solomon Islands by a research organization set up by the late billionaire Paul Allen. Imperial Japanese Navy ship Hiei, which sank on Nov. 14, 1942, was spotted on the seabed by experts from the research vessel RV Petrel.
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“HIEI was crippled by a shell from the USS San Francisco on the 13th which disabled the steering gear,” explained RV Petrel, in a Facebook post. “For the next 24 hours it was attacked by multiple sorties of torpedo, dive and B-17 bombers. Hiei sank sometime in the evening with a loss of 188 of her crew.”
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The battleship was found lying upside down on the seabed northwest of Savo Island, according to the RV Petrel team. Eerie images posted to Facebook show Hiei’s 5-inch guns and intact glass portholes in the ship's barnacle-encrusted hull. RV Petrel also posted sonar images of the battleship and her debris field on the seafloor.
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This post was edited on 2/8/19 at 12:53 pm
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 12:45 pm to Cump11b
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set up by the late billionaire Paul Allen
May he rest in peace.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 12:47 pm to Cump11b
Outstanding work, old sport!
Posted on 2/8/19 at 12:49 pm to Cump11b
I wonder if there are any remaining crew veterans.
A small percentage of the crew was lost, but that was early in the war. I'm sure those suffered a heavy toll for the rest of the war. And, that was almost 80 years ago.
A small percentage of the crew was lost, but that was early in the war. I'm sure those suffered a heavy toll for the rest of the war. And, that was almost 80 years ago.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 12:56 pm to Cump11b
They started it.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 12:56 pm to Cump11b
I always thought the IJN's battleships from this period looked very top-heavy with those massive pagoda-style superstructures.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 12:57 pm to Cump11b
Always liked the pagoda like superstructures of Japanese battleships.
Battleship Yamato: The largest battleship ever built.
Battleship Yamato: The largest battleship ever built.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 1:13 pm to Cump11b
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research vessel RV Petrel
Paul Allen still doing work even after death. That same ship also found the USS Indianapolis a couple of years ago.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 1:22 pm to Cump11b
As big as the ocean is, it would be creepy as hell finding an old ship at the bottom of the ocean. Especially a ship like the titanic.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 2:25 pm to Cump11b
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5-inch guns
If I had a nickel for everytime I've said that...
Posted on 2/8/19 at 3:48 pm to Cump11b
My, my, how the tables have turned.
The sushi got to eat the Japanese.
The sushi got to eat the Japanese.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 4:09 pm to Cump11b
Kicked their arse
Posted on 2/9/19 at 8:19 am to Cump11b
Paul Allen 
Posted on 2/9/19 at 3:08 pm to Cump11b
I always enjoy that stuff. It’s really interesting
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