Wreck of the Musashi located off the the Philippines

[Jacob]

Perhaps of interest to some here:

A team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has found the sunken Japanese warship Musashi, one of the largest battleships ever built, where it was sunk during World War Two off the coast of the Philippines, the billionaire said on Wednesday.

The team used Allen's yacht the M/Y Octopus, relying on the ship's advanced technology, historical records and detailed topographical data, to discover and photograph the warship in the Sibuyan Sea on Sunday, ending a decades-long mystery about its exact location, a statement on Allen's website said.

U.S. aircraft sunk the Musashi on Oct. 24, 1944, killing more than 1,000 Japanese, or about half the vessel's crew.

"Mr. Allen has been searching for the Musashi for more than eight years and its discovery will not only help fill in the narrative of World War Two's Pacific theater but bring closure to the families of those lost," said the statement on his website.

The Musashi, which was named after a province in Japan, was commissioned in August 1942. The Musashi and its sister ship, the Yamato, were considered the heaviest and most heavily armed battleships ever built. The Musashi weighed nearly 73,000 tons when fully loaded and had nine 46cm Type 94 main guns, along with aircraft and other features.

It was sunk in the lead-up to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, pitting American and Australian forces against the Japanese.

A spokesman for Allen's team said further details about the discovery would be revealed in the coming days.

The Yamato was sunk on April 7, 1945. Its wreckage has been photographed a number of times over the years.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/03/04/billionaire-paul-allen-and-team-find-sunken-japanese-warship-off-philippines

[The Brain]

Kaigun.

[Josephus]

Perhaps?

This is jerk off fodder for half the regulars.

[Valmy]

Perhaps?

This is jerk off fodder for half the regulars.

Well yeah.  The girth and length of its type 94 guns are very...above average.

[lustindarkness]

Nice that they found it, hope they don't mess with it.

[Ed Anger]

Perhaps?

This is jerk off fodder for half the regulars.

I jerk off everytime I read how a bunch of escort carriers, destroyers and destroyer escorts whipped admiral Kurita.

[grumbler]

Weird reporting.  I cannot see how this can "bring closure to the families of those lost," given that they have known the fate of their lost family member for 70 years.  And I don't know how you can say that they were merely "considered" to be "the heaviest and most heavily armed battleships ever built" when this can be verified by objective measurement.  Lastly, it is weird that tis story presents the location of the Musashi as a 'decades-long mystery" when, in fact, historians have always known where the ship was sunk:  after all, its sinking was witnessed by dozens of ships and aircraft.

Slow news day + clickbait, I'm thinking.

[CountDeMoney]

Slow news day + clickbait, I'm thinking.

I think Paul Allen has insecurity issues, and just needs attention and hugs.

[celedhring]

Weird reporting.  I cannot see how this can "bring closure to the families of those lost," given that they have known the fate of their lost family member for 70 years.  And I don't know how you can say that they were merely "considered" to be "the heaviest and most heavily armed battleships ever built" when this can be verified by objective measurement.  Lastly, it is weird that tis story presents the location of the Musashi as a 'decades-long mystery" when, in fact, historians have always known where the ship was sunk:  after all, its sinking was witnessed by dozens of ships and aircraft.

Slow news day + clickbait, I'm thinking.

"considered" = "can't be bothered to do fact-checking so I'll hedge my bets" in lazy journalist parlance.

[grumbler]

Slow news day + clickbait, I'm thinking.

I think Paul Allen has insecurity issues, and just needs attention and hugs.

I've got no beef with what he is doing.  If I had that kind of money, I'd do something wacky with it like he does.  The problem lies with the writer of the story, not Allen.

[CountDeMoney]

Speaking of locking onto a signal to follow and blow the shit out of something big, has anybody else seen Yamato (2005)?

[grumbler]

Speaking of locking onto a signal to follow and blow the shit out of something big, has anybody else seen Yamato (2005)?

I've seen probably a third of it (was at a convention where they were showing it, but got interrupted by the arrivals of friends and whatnot).  Looked really good, though it seemed to me that the Japanese Army was manning the ship, based on the uniforms (which i assume were authentic-looking).

[Josquius]

So... Now what? We mine it for pre-atomic steel?

[Monoriu]

So... Now what? We mine it for pre-atomic steel?

You dig it up and turn it into a spaceship to save the Earth from aliens.

[Eddie Teach]

Cartoons like that make me wanna let the aliens win.