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https://news.usni.org/2019/03/13/wreckage-of-wwii-era-carrier-wasp-discoveredThe late Paul Allen’s research team announced they found the wreckage of the World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) in the Coral Sea. The team aboard R/V Petrel found the Wasp wreck nearly 14,000 feet below the sea’s surface. Petrel is a research and exploration vessel used by Allen’s researchers to locate historically significant shipwrecks and explore underwater ecosystems. Wasp was found in January, but the discovery was not announced until today. On September 15, 1942, the carrier was hit by three Japanese torpedoes, according to the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. Wasp was supporting the effort to reinforce U.S. forces fighting on Guadalcanal when it was hit by the torpedoes. The carrier couldn’t be saved and was scuttled by USS Lansdowne (DD-486), according to the History and Heritage Command. Miraculously, the vast majority of Wasp’s crew survived. Five nearby destroyers, including Lansdowne, were able to save 171 officers and 1,798 enlisted men, while 26 officers and 167 men were killed, according to the History and Heritage Command. During the past year, researchers aboard Petrel have located numerous World War II-era wrecks. Since last March, the team has found the wreckage of carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), cruisers USS Juneau (CL-52) and USS Helena (CL-50), Japanese ship IJN Hiei, and USS Hornet (CV-8).
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My uncle was in the middle of all that. Buried him at Arlington last year. He would have been real interested to see this.
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Cool they found the ship We had some great names for em back then.
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Remarkable pictures from 14000 feet. There is a book on this titled "Neptune's Inferno", catchy name for what put that ship under.
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Great photos, and really amazing how well preserved the ship and airplane seem to be! memtb
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Paul Allen was an interesting character and he funded some great things with the fortune he made from starting Microsoft with Bill Gates. His team has done great things in finding these WWII wrecks.
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Neptune’s inferno is a great book.
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Very cool. I wonder if there is anyone alive today that was involved in the sinking or rescue.
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14,000 feet below sea level..........un-fathomable.
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Pretty damn cool. The number of surviving WWII vets is obviously quickly diminishing. A 18 year old in 1945, the last year of the war, would be 92 this year. Won’t be long until we say good by and god bless to the last of them.
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My dad served on the Wasp and Hornet as a marine aircraft mechanic. Both were sunk after he transferred to other ships and ground fighting operations.
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Wasp was supporting the effort to reinforce U.S. forces fighting on Guadalcanal when it was hit by the torpedoes. The carrier couldn’t be saved and was scuttled by USS Lansdowne (DD-486), according to the History and Heritage Command.
Miraculously, the vast majority of Wasp’s crew survived. Five nearby destroyers, including Lansdowne, were able to save 171 officers and 1,798 enlisted men, while 26 officers and 167 men were killed, according to the History and Heritage Command.
During the past year, researchers aboard Petrel have located numerous World War II-era wrecks. Since last March, the team has found the wreckage of carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), cruisers USS Juneau (CL-52) and USS Helena (CL-50), Japanese ship IJN Hiei, and USS Hornet (CV-8).
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I am fascinated by bits of history such as this. Thanks for posting.
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Maybe they should hire that outfit to look for that airplane that crashed in the Indian Ocean a couple of years ago.
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Paul Allen was an interesting character and he funded some great things with the fortune he made from starting Microsoft with Bill Gates. His team has done great things in finding these WWII wrecks. He also funded many anti 2nd Amendment activities.
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