Roberts fought on with what it had, firing 608 5-inch shells in an hour while its 40mm and 20mm antiaircraft guns pelted targets of opportunity, including heavy cruiser Chikuma's bridge.

The destroyer’s bridge, bow and midsection were found intact — and “557” could still be seen on the hull. 4 Footage posted to Twitter shows the USS Johnston in its watery grave.

The destroyer USS Johnston floats in a harbor in Washington state Oct. 27, 1943. (U.S. Navy) ...

But what makes the M18 Hellcat one of the best tank destroyers of World War II is that it had the highest kill-loss ratio of any armored vehicle in the U.S. inventory.

More than 80 years after it was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II, the U.S. Navy said Monday that the wreckage of the destroyer USS Edsall has been found at the bottom of Indian Ocean.

The Navy destroyer was sunk in 1942 during World War II, ... The USS Edsall, which was sunk early in World War II while facing down overwhelming odds, was confirmed to be found this past week.

A U.S. Navy destroyer sunk in 1945 by a kamikaze aircraft during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II has been discovered by a group of civilian underwater explorers deep in the Pacific Ocean ...

Sunken WWII US destroyer, known as ‘Dancing Mouse,’ discovered 80 years after battle with Japanese USS Edsall commanding officer, Joshua Nix, led crew in valiant last stand against Japanese forces ...

The World War II destroyer escort that fought like a battleship. Jon Guttman. Fri, January 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM UTC. 7 min read. ... including heavy cruiser Chikuma’s bridge.

The World War II destroyer escort that fought ... Compared to the Fletcher class destroyer with its five 5-inch dual-purpose guns and 10 Mark 15 19 ... including heavy cruiser Chikuma’s bridge.