The wrecks were discovered off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, which were invaded by Japan during WWII in what is often called the “forgotten battle” by experts, Live Science reported Sunday. The vessels include two Japanese freighters and one American cable ship called the SS Dellwood. They were discovered in July during an expedition to Attu Island, on the western tip of the Aleutians.
Both Japanese ships were sunk by U.S. bombs from the U.S. Air Force after troops invaded the island in June 1942, the outlet noted. The Japanese invasion was defeated almost a year later, a month after which the Dellwood was lost beneath the ocean.
🇺🇸🇯🇵 ARCHAEOLOGISTS DISCOVER WWII SHIPWRECKS NEAR ALASKA
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They found the wrecks of 3 military ships involved in Japan's WWII invasion of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, known as the "forgotten battle."
The ships include two Japanese freighters sunk by American warplanes and the U.S.… pic.twitter.com/8Fmg3OJzHe
