RIP, Sailors.
LOCATED: USS Mannert L. Abele
Wreck Site Identified as World War II Destroyer USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)
Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) confirmed the identity of a wreck site off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, as USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733), May 25, 2023.
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One of the "picket-destroyers," whose mission at Okinawa was to give radar early warning of inbound Japanese air raids to the invasion fleet, but which actually served as Kamikaze "magnets," absorbing the fury that would otherwise engulfed transports and troop ships.
Noble Warriors indeed.
ETA: Interesting side-note, the one that got through this picket's defense was a "baka bomb":
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Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (Cherry Blossom)
Noble Warriors indeed.
ETA: Interesting side-note, the one that got through this picket's defense was a "baka bomb":
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (Cherry Blossom)
The article doesn't say how deep it is.
It's not the Marianas Trench but there's some deep water nearby.
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It's not the Marianas Trench but there's some deep water nearby.
Good article about the search team and the significance of the ship in the context of the Okinawa campaign:
www.cnn.com
Opinion: How futuristic technology can help us honor WWII’s dead | CNN
For Memorial Day weekend, the explorers who uncovered the USS Mannert L. Abele, the first American ship sunk by an unusual type of rocket-powered Japanese kamikaze plane, are releasing video and images to help commemorate the dead, writes Sébastien Roblin.
www.cnn.com
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