![]() ![]() In March 2015, scientists from NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Ocean Exploration and Research, and the Naval History and Heritage Command positively identified a target believed to be USS Independence 30 miles off San Francisco during an autonomous underwater vehicle survey. USS IOWA Museum Rediscovering History Campaign Expeditions USS INDEPENDENCE Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Expedition and research partners for this campaign include: Bringing together real-time exploration, archival knowledge, and collaborative expertise in maritime heritage exploration, this campaign engages in Earth’s final frontier through the lens of pivotal moments in world history to encourage curiosity and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning. At the same time, a global public audience, including veterans and active service members, is able to join in real-time exploration. Through live telepresence, open-source data collection and expedition target decisions are shared by a multidisciplinary research and academic community. ![]() In locating and documenting these wrecks, this campaign revisits the stories of sacrifice made by ships and servicepeople, and helps to write final chapters to put them to rest. Part of a multi-year exploration program, this historic campaign utilizes various tools of exploration, including E/V Nautilus and remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) Hercules and Argus, to explore, discover, and document iconic ships and aircraft lost in the Pacific during World War II. These historic sites not only serve as reminders of our past, but also as points-of-departure to connect human stories with our present and future. The waters off Pearl Harbor and of the greater Pacific Ocean are a graveyard of World War II shipwrecks, and an underwater museum for the Battle of Pacific. Navy vessels and aircraft were lost at sea. ![]() During the pivotal battles of World War II (1941-1945) and military action in the following years, hundreds of U.S. ![]()
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