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The missing bow of a World War II cruiser was found 675 metres underwater

Scientists confirmed the discovery of the missing bow of USS New Orleans in Iron Bottom Sound near Guadalcanal. The wreckage was located using advanced seafloor mapping and deep-water imaging technology. USS New Orleans was heavily damaged by a Japanese torpedo in November 1942, resulting in extensive loss of life. The…

The Times of India · Oct 17

Japanese WWII destroyer Teruzuki found, 800m deep in Pacific 83 years later

For more than eight decades, the Japanese destroyer Teruzuki lay hidden beneath the waters off the Solomon Islands, its final resting place unseen by modern explorers. That changed in July 2025, when an international research team located the World War II warship on the seabed of Iron Bottom Sound. According…

The Times of India · Oct 13

New ocean expedition captures images of 13 WWII shipwrecks from major naval battles

Five major battles at Iron Bottom Sound killed over 20,000 people and sunk 111 ships in 1942

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025