He confirmed the identity of the wreck of Johnston (DD 557), which was sunk following a valiant stand against an overwhelming Japanese force during the Battle off Samar in Leyte Gulf, October 1944, ...

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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: U.S. Navy Photo / Naval ...

Divers Find Deepest Known Shipwreck USS Johnston 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 a perfect ...

In exchange, 19 Fletchers were lost at sea and six damaged beyond repair. Arguably, the two most famous of the lost Fletchers were the USS Hoel (DD-533) and USS Johnston (DD-557).

Previously, this status was held by the USS Johnston (DD-557 ), which was wrecked in the same battle at a depth of 6,469 meters. Scientists examined DE-413 using underwater cameras. As it turned out, ...

Evans meticulously prepared his ship and his crew so that when the call came, he and the crew of the Johnston, without hesitation, turned toward the enemy and attacked with all weapons despite ...

Ernest Evans at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Johnston (DD-557), October 1943. (Photo Credit: US Navy / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) Ernest Evans remained onboard the USS Alden after ...

US Navy destroyer-escort USS Samuel B. Roberts in October 1944. US Navy USS Johnston was a Fletcher-class destroyer commissioned on October 27, 1943. It had a crew of 273 and displaced 2,700 tons.