The USS Mannert L. Abele, a US Navy WWII destroyer, has been discovered off the Okinawan coast. The vessel engaged with Japanese aircraft approximately 75 miles from Okinawa during the war.
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Tim Taylor, and his team have discovered 84 lost US sailors and the WWII Sumner Class Destroyer “USS Mannert L. Abele” destroyed in Japanese waters.
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The wreck site of USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733) has been identified by Naval History and Heritage Command near Okinawa. The destroyer was the first U.S. Navy warship to be sunk by an Ohka “Cherry Blossom” rocket-powered human-guided suicide bomb. pic.twitter.com/kFAV3H7Gq0
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