Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki at a depth of more than 800 meters off the small island nation northeast of Australia.
A video image of the wreck shows parts of the 134-meter Teruzuki, which was torpedoed by the U.S. military in 1942, illuminated by lights from the research team's underwater drones.
The footage shows red paint on the hull, corroded gun barrels and the warship's massive stern.
Commissioned in 1942, the Teruzuki was designed for screening aircraft carriers from aerial attacks, the exploration group said.
However, the Teruzuki, which means "Shining Moon" in Japanese, was hit by U.S. torpedoes just months into its service.
Nine sailors were killed but most of the crew members survived, the Ocean Exploration Trust said.
Teruzuki's stern was found more than 200 meters from the hull and was located using high-resolution sonar scans, it said.
The discovery was made while the team was using drones to survey the area in hope of finding unidentified shipwrecks or other items.
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