A famed Japanese destroyer sunk by U.S. torpedoes during a pivotal battle in World War II has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than 80 years after it sank, an exploration team ...

A mysterious object spotted on the South Pacific seafloor has been identified as the bow of a torpedoed World War II ship that famously sailed hundreds of miles backwards to avoid sinking, historians ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While some of the wrecks were first located over 30 years ago, the latest expedition allowed for a far more detailed and ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds. The IJN Teruzuki fought fiercely in the first and second naval battles of ...

The ship sank during a prolific WWII battle. Maritime experts patrolling a remote island in the South Pacific have discovered the remains of a U.S. naval vessel which sank after a WWII skirmish. The U ...