Wreck of WWII Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki found 83 years after sinking


The Teruzuki sank in December 1942 while transporting supplies to Japanese soldiers on Guadalcanal, the largest of the Solomon Islands. - Screengrab from Evnautilus/YouTube via ST/ANN

TOKYO: A shipwreck thought to be the Teruzuki, an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer, was recently found on the seabed off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, according to a US marine survey team.

The survey team, which includes Japanese researchers, conducted the search off the South Pacific Ocean island, where one of the deadliest battles in the Pacific War took place.

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