In what became known as the Battle off Samar, Johnston and the other escort ships charged the Japanese ships to protect nearby US carriers and transport craft. After engaging several Japanese …

Jan 25, 2022 · In 1944, the USS Johnston sank after a battle against the world's largest battleship. More than 75 years later, her wreck was finally located, 6km (3.7 miles) below the waves.

Apr 2, 2021 · After nearly 77 years undisturbed on the floor of the Pacific, the USS Johnston — sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf — has been confirmed found. Resting more than 20,000 feet below …

Dec 23, 2021 · After decades of searching, the wreck of the USS Johnston was discovered in 2019. Up until June 2022, it was the deepest wreck ever recorded.

After two-and-a-half hours, Johnston —dead in the water—was surrounded by enemy ships. At 9:45 a.m., Evans gave the order to abandon ship. Twenty-five minutes later, the destroyer rolled over and...

An expedition privately funded and executed by two former U.S. Navy officers has successfully relocated, surveyed, and filmed the World War II destroyer USS Johnston (DD-557), the world’s …

Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 feet into one of the world’s deepest submarine chasms. The...

Oct 24, 2022 · When Johnston’s wreck was discovered in 2021, it was found some 20,406 feet below the ocean surface, deep in the Philippine Trench. It’s not only the deepest shipwreck in the U.S. …

May 31, 2025 · On October 25, 1944, the Japanese fleets, intending to surround and attack the Navy Johnston and its escort fleets, were found advancing near the Leyte Gulf.

With a Japanese cruiser focusing its attack on the US carriers, Johnston shifted targets to the cruiser scoring 4 hits which caused her to break off its attack and to concentrate on the destroyer.