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Hiei found about 2,952 feet below the surface - 2/7/2019 2:56:50 PM

Mark VII

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This is dated yesterday so seems new.

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/06/40942?fbclid=IwAR3aIGdOn4tPck638OZ0mdGP1WEegHvlhvTroVSmoft_MT9ueypDcfW3FIo

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RE: Hiei found about 2,952 feet below the surface - 2/7/2019 2:59:30 PM

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Thanks for sharing. Great story.

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RE: Hiei found about 2,952 feet below the surface - 2/7/2019 3:14:43 PM

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Obviously, the search party must have been tipped by the protruding pagoda.

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RE: Hiei found about 2,952 feet below the surface - 2/7/2019 3:17:40 PM

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She came to rest upside down, apparently. :)

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RE: Hiei found about 2,952 feet below the surface - 2/7/2019 3:55:16 PM

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I guessed Paul Allen correctly. Well, who else.

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RE: Hiei found about 2,952 feet below the surface - 2/7/2019 4:54:51 PM

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Since it is now upside down it should be possible to determine just how many torpedoes actually hit the ship and where they hit (rather than pilot claims). I recall an article on CombinedFleet.com that seems to leave up in the air whether or not the ship was scuttled or sank from the damage it had incurred. Given its proximity to Henderson Field and the number of planes the US threw at it it wouldn't be terribly surprising if the amount of damage from various weapons overwhelmed the DC capabilities of the ship and its escorts (it should be recalled that Japanese DC Doctrine put the complete burden of damage control on a group of specialized ratings rather than every single sailor as in the USN).

An epic story: http://www.combinedfleet.com/atully03.htm

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RE: Hiei found about 2,952 feet below the surface - 3/14/2019 2:47:50 AM

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According this report, the Laffey passed within 20 feet of her. Think of dropping a spread of DCs to explode at a depth of 50 feet . . .

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RE: Hiei found about 2,952 feet below the surface - 3/14/2019 4:50:45 AM

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