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USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston, an officer of the US Navy during the American Civil War. Johnston was laid down in May 1942 and was launched on 25 March 1943.
The USS Johnston, a destroyer sunk in 1944 in the Pacific theater of World War II in one of the largest naval battles in history, has been found at the bottom of the Philippine Sea, according to ...
The wreck of US Navy destroyer USS Johnston has been found under 21,180 feet of water off the coast of the Philippine island of Samar.
The destroyer, USS Johnston, sank in battle back in 1944.
Wreckages that have been found include IJN ChÅkai at nearly 17,000 ft (5,000 m), [84] [better source needed], USS Johnston at 21,180 ft (6,460 m), [85] [86] and as of June 2022, the deepest wreck ever surveyed at a depth of 23,000 ft (7,000 m), the USS Samuel B. Roberts.
The wreck lies at a depth of 6,865 m (22,523 ft; 4.266 mi), making it the deepest wreck ever identified. It exceeds the previous record of 6,469 m (21,224 ft; 4.020 mi), set in March 2021 when Vescovo's team found and identified the wreck of the destroyer USS Johnston, which was sunk in the same battle. [6]
Only 141 of the USS Johnston's 327 crew survived when the ship was sunk on October 25, 1944, according to the Navy. Dive to world's deepest known shipwreck reaches U.S. warship Skip to main content
Two ships have been named USS Johnston in the United States Navy in honor of John Vincent Johnston. USS Johnston (DD-557), was a Fletcher-class destroyer, which sank in the Battle off Samar in 1944; USS Johnston (DD-821), was a Gearing-class destroyer launched 10 October 1945 and transferred to Taiwan in 1980