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It had been missing since World War II, and only now has a U.S. Navy destroyer been found nearly 7,000 feet below sea level in the Philippines, making it the sunken ship discovered at its greatest depth. ever recorded in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
USS Samuel B Roberts sank during a battle near the island of Samar on October 25, 1944, when U.S. forces were fighting to liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation, then an American colony.<\/p>\n
A team of divers has now filmed the destroyer that has been resting for decades at the bottom of the sea, claimed Texas-based underwater technology company Caladan Oceanic. The images published by her showed the torpedo launcher and gun locations.<\/p>\n
This small warship put up a great deal of resistance and fought to the end, said the founder of Caladan Oceanic, who piloted the vehicle used for diving himself. According to U.S. Navy data, Sammy B crew sailed for nearly three days waiting for rescue teams, but some of the survivors lost their lives from injuries received or from shark attacks.<\/p>\n
Of the 224 crew members, 89 died. Sammy B was one of four American warships that sank at the time during the Battle of Leyte, when for several days there was fierce fighting between American and Japanese forces.<\/p>\n
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