In October 1944, the USS Samuel B Roberts sank during the Battle of Samar in the Philippines. It is 6,895 meters (4.28 miles) deep.
A destroyer escort from the United States Navy that was sunk during World War II has been discovered by explorers to be the shipwreck with the greatest depth ever recorded.
Victor Vescovo, a Texan entrepreneur and explorer who owns a deep-diving submersible, discovered the “Sammy B” damaged but completely intact.
The ship is renowned for its valiant last struggle against the Japanese.
Despite being outnumbered and outgunned, it was able to contain and frustrate multiple enemy ships before being destroyed.
89 of Samuel B Roberts’s 224 crew members perished. Before being rescued, the 120 survivors had to cling to life rafts for 50 hours.
Mr. Vescovo, a former naval reservist, stated that it was an enormous honor to recover the lost ship and to have the opportunity to convey its incredible tale of valor and dedication.
He told that “We like to argue that steel doesn’t lie and that the ruins of these warships are the last witnesses to the fights they fought.”
“The Sammy B engaged the Japanese heavy cruisers at point-blank range and shot so rapidly that it ran out of ammo; it was reduced to unleash smoke shells and lighting rounds in an attempt to ignite the Japanese ships, and it continued to fire. It was simply an exceptional act of valor. These men, on both sides, were engaged in mortal combat.”
In the picture recorded by the submarine of the explorer, the Limiting Factor, the hull structure, cannons, and torpedo tubes are visible.
The Sammy B is riddled with Japanese shell holes, and the stern quarter shows signs of a tremendous strike.
It appears from the ship’s crumpled look that the bow struck the seafloor first.
As an indication of the depth of the resting spot, 98 percent of the ocean floor is less than 6,000 meters deep. The only features that are deeper are the enormous tectonic trenches.
