HISTORY

Photo: Naval History and Heritage Command

identified the wreck of USS Atlanta. Juneau’s wreck was discovered by Allen’s new

ship, RV Petrel, on March 17, 2018. It happened seven months before Allen’s untimely

death. The cruiser lies 4200 m deep broken

up to several sections. The shipwreck was

first located by sonars. On the following

day, the robot was dispatched and took

a lot of pictures and confirmed the wreck’s identity. The Allen’s company continued searching for the shipwrecks for some

time after his passing. RV Petrel returned

to Guadalcanal one more time in February

2019 to discover the wrecks of the Japanese battleships Hiei and Kirishima as well

as the American aircraft carrier USS Hornet. That will be the topic of the following

article.

Sources:

Hubáček, M.: Vítězství v Pacifiku. Praha 2003.

Hrbek, I./Hrbek, J.: Námořní válka vrcholí.

Praha 1995.

https://www.paulallen.com

https://www.bbc.com

https://news.usni.org

https://www.history.navy.mil/

Zdroj: PaulAllen.com

(Photo: PaulAllen.com)

Photo: US Navy

Juneau wreck

The cruiser Juneau in June 1942. The hull received new camouflage, the superstructures and turrets remained

in their original livery.

Juneau lies at a depth of 4,200 feet broken into several pieces.

Score painted on the destroyer USS Sterret (DD-407) after the Battle of Guadalcanal.

The silhouettes represent the sunken destroyer Yūdachi, the battleship Hiei, and five

downed Japanese aircraft.

Juneau’s propeller.

One of the turrets with 127 mm guns.

February 2023

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