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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

'Deepest Shipwreck': US WWII Ship Found Off Philippines

Torpedo tubes of the wreck of the USS Samuel B Roberts. Handout Caladan Oceanic and EYOS expeditions/AFP

A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said.

The USS Samuel B Roberts went down during a battle off the central island of Samar on October 25, 1944 as US forces fought to liberate the Philippines -- then a US colony -- from Japanese occupation.

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