Battle of Surigao Strait

Wreckage of Warship That Fired First US Shot of WWII Found Near Philippines

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Just days before the 76th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, marine researchers have found and explored the undersea wreckage of the U.S. ship that was the first to fire upon a Japanese vessel that day. On 01-Dec-2017, the crew of the research vessel Petrel sent an underwater drone 650 feet below to explore…