USS Johnston (DD-557) off Washington state 27 Oct. 27 1943. NHHC Photo. Some of the wreckage appears to be equipment such as blast shields behind guns that researchers know were on Hoel, ...

USS Johnston (DD-557) off Washington state 27 Oct. 27 1943. NHHC Photo. Johnston hit a heavy cruiser in its first run at the Japanese, but it suffered widespread damage and casualties in the attack.

The World War II Fletcher-class destroyer USS Johnston (DD 557) was lost at the Battle off Samar, part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, on October 25, 1944.

USS Johnston (DD-557) in 1943. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) The crew of the USS Johnston had no time to wonder, however. Led by Commander Ernest Evans, the heavily outmatched ...

USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer that sank in battle during WWII. The vessel, which measured an imposing 376 feet, was taken down by the Japanese fleet on October 25, ...

The USS Johnston sank on October 25, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. ... With its gun turrets and torpedo racks still intact, the USS Johnston (DD-557)—a 376-foot-long ...

Commander Ernest Edwin Evans, U.S. Navy (1908-1944), was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for giving his life as the Commanding Officer of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Johnston (DD-557 ...

Background: Officers and sailors gather on the fantail of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Johnston (DD-557) during her commissioning on Oct. 27, 1943, in Seattle. (photo: ...

A private underwater expedition has possibly discovered the wreckage of the destroyer USS Johnston DD-557.

Researchers say they believe the debris field off the Philippines is from the U.S.S. Johnston DD-557, which played a pivotal role in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

"The image is impressive and we look forward to seeing the rest of the data collected during the expedition because the story of the Fletcher-class destroyer USS Johnston (DD 557) and her crew is ...