The Wreck
In late July 1992 marine archeologist Robert Ballard led an expedition to Ironbottom Sound and found southeast of Savo Island at 9°10′S 159°52′E / 9.167°S 159.867°E / -9.167; 159.867Coordinates: 9°10′S 159°52′E / 9.167°S 159.867°E / -9.167; 159.867 at a depth of approximately 700 metres (2,300 ft), among thirteen newly discovered shipwrecks, the remains of Ayanami. The hull and keel of the ship appear to have been broken by a starboard torpedo blast just behind the bridge; the ship came to rest in two pieces, with the stern upright, and the bow twisted and lying on its starboard side.
Read more about this topic: Japanese Destroyer Ayanami (1929)
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