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Wreckage of US World War Two submarine found after 80
years
The wreckage of a US Navy submarine that sank the most
Japanese warships during World War Two has been found in
the South China Sea, some 80 years after it was sunk by enemy
forces.
The USS Harder was found 3,000ft (914m) below water off the
Philippines' northern island of Luzon.
The Harder was sunk in battle on 29 August 1944, along with its
crew of 79 men.
In one of its final war patrols, it sank three Japanese destroyers
and heavily damaged two others over four days, according to
the US Navy's History and Heritage Command (NHHC).
This forced the Japanese to change their battle plans and delay
their carrier force, contributing to their defeat.
“Harder was lost in the course of victory. We must not forget that
victory has a price, as does freedom,” said Samuel J. Cox, a
retired US admiral who heads the NHHC.
The Philippines was one of the main Pacific battlegrounds of
World War Two, as the US fought to retake its former colony
from the Japanese Imperial Army.
Waters in and around the archipelago have served as the
resting place of famed World War Two battleships.
In 2015, US billionaire Paul Allen located the wreck of the
Musashi, one of the two largest Japanese warships ever built,
in the Philippines' Sibuyan Sea.
The Harder, which sailed under the motto of "Hit 'em harder',
was found by the Lost 52 project, which aims to find the 52 US
submarines lost during World War Two. It was found sitting
upright on its keel or spine, and relatively intact, the US Navy
said.
The submarine and its crew were later awarded the Presidential
Unit Citation for its service during the war. The honour
recognises extraordinary heroism in action.
Its skipper, Commander Sam Dealey, was posthumously
awarded the US's highest military decoration, the Medal of
Honor.
Joel Guinto. BBC News. Wreckage of US World War Two submarine found after
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