The wreckage of a US Navy submarine that sank the most Japanese warships during World War Two has been found in the South China Sea, about 80 years after it was sunk by enemy forces.
The USS Harder was discovered 9,114 meters (3,000 feet) below the surface off the northern Philippine island of Luzon.
The 79 men who made up the crew of the Harder perished in battle on August 29, 1944.
The US Navy’s History and Heritage Command (NHHC) states that during four days during one of its last war patrols, it sunk three Japanese ships and severely damaged two more.
The Japanese were ultimately defeated as a result of being forced to alter their war preparations and postpone building up their carrier force.
