Explorers found the USS Samuel B. Roberts, which sunk 78 years ago holding off an overwhelming Japanese battle group

The “destroyer escort that fought like a battleship” was found four miles below the surface.

Underwater video:

Part of the dive on the Sammy B. It appears her bow hit the seafloor with some force, causing some buckling. Her stern also separated about 5 meters on impact, but the whole wreck was together. This small ship took on the finest of the Japanese Navy, fighting them to the end. pic.twitter.com/fvi6uB0xUQ

— Victor Vescovo (@VictorVescovo) June 24, 2022

Photos:

https://twitter.com/VictorVescovo/status/1540534447182909441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1540534447182909441%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftaskandpurpose.com%2Fhistory%2Fww2-ship-samuel-b-roberts-found-deepest-shipwreck%2F

Useful Video for the Taffy 3 – Samar/Leyte Gulf project!

 

Here is another independent film project:

A New Independent Film Project: The Battle off Samar