When JD Smith finished his drawing of the Indianapolis, in 2019, he took a drive past a burial ground for veterans in Los Angeles and wept thinking about those who had died on the ship. For more than three days, sailors battled shark attacks, dehydration and salt poisoning. One of the world's richest people, Allen has reportedly invested much of his wealth in marine exploration and began his quest to find the Musashi out of a lifelong interest in the war.A few minutes past midnight on July 30, 1945, two Japanese torpedoes struck the 10,000-ton USS Indianapolis. Following seabed mapping the wreck was found using an ROV. If confirmed, the find completes Allen's eight-year search for the Musashi. Musashi boasted a 22- mile reach with its nine main guns, and seven aircraft. The two battleships were the Japanese Imperial Navy's centrepieces. Yamato escaped with damage but was sunk the following year, also by US forces. The battle was won by the US and Australia, defeating Japan. Musashi fired into the water, creating large geysers to knock incoming bombers out of the sky. Well-armed with 18-inch guns, the 263 m (862 ft) ship struggled to defend itself against waves of aircraft launched from US carriers. Musashi sank on October 24, 1944, during the battle and two years after commissioning. This photograph was taken from aboard another Japanese warship, the Isokaze. The ship sinking, with the bow low in the water. Together with sister ship Yamato the Musashi fought in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the war's biggest sea fights. The wreck was discovered yesterday local time under a kilometre of water in the Sibuyan Sea, off the Filipino coast. The Musashi was a Japanese battleship sunk by US forces during World War Two. Wednesday, MaMushashi near Brunei, heading to the battle.īillionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen yesterday announced his ocean exploration team has found a wreck thought to be the Musashi, one of the largest warships ever built.
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