Wreck of famed US Navy World War II sub found off the Philippines
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 24, 2024
The wreck of one of the most storied U.S. Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight decades after its last patrol, the Navy’s History and Heritage Command said Thursday.The USS Harder lies under 3,000 feet of water off the northern Philippine island of Luzon, sitting upright and intact except for damage behind its conning tower from a Japanese depth charge, the NHHC said in a press release.Harder was lost in battle on Aug. 24, 1944, along with its entire crew of 79 submariners, while on its . . .
