Did the wreckage of the American World War II cruiser appear?

On March 20th, the RV Petrel team funded by paul allen, one of the founders of Microsoft, discovered the wreckage of the 30,000-ton Japanese battleship IJN Shancheng and USS Lexington CV-2, and recently discovered the Atlantic-class light cruiser USS Juno (CL-) sunk by a Japanese torpedo in the Battle of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific.

According to the Guardian, the billionaire (paul allen)' s personal search team found Juno's body near the coast of Solomon Islands on St Patrick's Day. 1942165438+1October, Juno was sunk by a Japanese torpedo, and 687 people were killed, including the famous "Sullivan brothers", who became heroes of the US Navy, and even a destroyer was named after them.

Underwater photograph of the wreckage of Juno.

Juno's propeller

Robert Kraft, CEO of the undersea search mission, said, "The crew were surprised to find this warship unexpectedly on St. Patrick's Day. However, the wreckage of Juno is lying on the seabed for thousands of meters, and the dim and powerful ocean current prevented the team from finding it in advance. The story of the Sullivan brothers deeply influenced that generation of Americans. " He also said, "We are trying to cope with the harsh environment here, which is thousands of meters deep and very unpredictable. We are trying to put electronic equipment and high-voltage electricity into very deep waters, which is challenging. " At present, Juno is lying in the sea about 4,200 meters below Solomon Islands.

The Juno light cruiser of the American Atlanta-class No.2 ship was named after Juno, Alaska. 1942 officially entered service, with a standard displacement of about 6000 tons, a total length of 165 meters, a maximum speed of 32 knots, and a capacity of 673 officers and men. It has nearly 30 anti-aircraft guns and naval guns and 8 magazines loaded with torpedoes, with a maximum cruising range of 8500 nautical miles. The first cruise after service was in Tonga in the South Pacific, which helped to rescue American officers and men who fell into the water after the sinking of USS Wasp CV-7.

Juno's first naval battle was the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, attacking the Japanese navy with the Enterprise (CV-6). Juno successfully shot down 18 Japanese military aircraft in this naval battle. Later, I participated in the tragic Battle of Guadao with my team, and was attacked by the Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze and the Iraqi submarine No.26 (I-26) successively, resulting in a big explosion inside the cabin, which broke into two parts and killed most of the crew on board, including five Sullivan brothers serving on board.

Sullivan five brothers

The five Sullivan brothers are the sons of Thomas Sullivan and Aletta Sullivan, the first Irish immigrants who settled in Waterloo, Iowa, USA. After Pearl Harbor, five brothers signed up to join the navy and were all killed in a battle.