Seen on the seabed after 60 years: Aircraft carrier USS Independence that served in WW2 before she was blown up and s
More than 60 years after it was blown up by two atomic blasts then later sunk off the cost of California, the wreckage of the historic USS Independence has been seen for the first time. After being found in April this year, the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) has now explored the wreck with robotic submarines, and released the first close-up images of how the ship looks now. This exploration is revealing the ship holds war secrets, including a fighter plane within the sunken aircraft carrier. After being found in April this year, a team of divers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA) has now explored the wreck with robotic submarines, and released the first close-up images of how the ship looks now. Walkway leading to personnel hatch near'gun tub' hanging over walkway on starboard side of ship is pictured USS Independence (CVL 22) operated in the central and western Pacific from November 1943 until August 1945.
Aug-25-2016, 00:20:55 GMT
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