From the March 4, 2015, NPR "Japanese World War II Battleship Musashi Found, Billionaire Paul Allen Says."
The formidable battleship was sunk by U.S. planes on October 24, 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the world's largest-ever naval battles. The exact location of the wreck has not been known until now.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, whose father served during World War II, says his research team found it March 1st in the Sibuyan Sea by the Philippines. They used historical records from four different countries, detailed topographical data and advanced technology aboard his yacht M/Y Octopus.
Photos and film were taken at the wreck site, about a kilometer deep. The ship was launched in 1940 and 1023 died with it. Mr. Allen has been looking for it for eight years.
Always Great to Locate a Lost Shipwreck. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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