The humans ’s deep wreck has been hear by IE at a depth of 6,895 meters ( 22,621 feet ) below the waters of the Philippine Sea .
The continue ofUSS Samuel B Roberts , dub " Sammy B , ” was key on June 22 , 2022 , by billionaire explorerVictor Vescovoand sonar specializer Jeremie Morizet .
TheUSS Samuel B Robertswas a 93 - meter ( 306 - animal foot ) long destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II . It met its watery grave in October 1944 after exchange gunfire with a magnanimous royal Nipponese Navy flotilla in the Battle off Samar , part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf .
The shipwreck of Sammy B. Image credit: Caladan Oceanic and EYOS
Although a mere destroyer escort , theUSS B Johnstonand a modest US fleet put up a hell of a engagement against the Imperial Japanese Navy . However , it was finally overwhelmed , sinking to the seafloor along with some 89 souls of the 224 - stiff crew .
Outnumbered and outgunned , theUSS Samuel B Roberts ' last stand is fancy as a courageous moment in American naval history .
Its exact location , however , was not certain . Using submersible vehicles and sonar - beaming ship , Vescovo – founder of Caladan Oceanic – and the EYOS Expeditions team set out to distinguish the wreck in six dive that ran between June 17 and 24 . On June 18 , they finally managed to key out the crash through a three - tube torpedo launcher that was singular to Sammy B.
A later dive then discovered the entire crash of the Sammy B from arc to stern , snapped into two pieces , resting on a gradient at a depth of 6,895 meter ( 22,621 understructure ) .
This make it the deep wreck ever identified and surveyed , surpassing theUSSJohnston(6,469 meter ) surveyed by Vescovo last yr by 426 meters ( 1,398 substructure ) .
" It was an sinful honor to locate this incredibly noted ship , and by doing so have the chance to retell her story of heroism and responsibility to those who may not get it on of the ship and her bunch ’s sacrifice , " Vescovo said in a statement direct to IFLScience .
“ I always remain in awe of the extraordinary bravery of those who fought in this battle against genuinely overwhelming odds – and make headway . ”
