Iron Botton Sound

The artist's rendering at the left depicts the bottom of “Iron Bottom Sound” as seen by the explorer Robert Ballard as he returned to the area in 1993. The illustration shows the approximate positions of the ships found.
  • 1-Kirishima
  • 2-Quincy
  • 3-Ayanami
  • 4-DeHaven
  • 5-Yudachi
  • 6-Laffey
  • 7-Canberra
  • 8-Northampton
  • 9-Cushing
  • 10-Barton
  • 11-Monsse

Actual pictures of the DeHaven on the bottom

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