Allen's recollections of Jacques Cousteau’s underwater adventures and a curiosity about what lies beneath the ocean’s surface. Launched in 2003, Octopus is regularly used for exploration projects, scientific research initiatives and rescue missions. M/Y Octopus is one of the world’s largest and most recognizable yachts and reflects Mr. Additionally, the United States lost 18 aircraft during the attack on the Musashi, though we do not have an accurate number of American losses from those aircraft. Roughly half of the crew members were killed when the ship sank. It featured eighteen-inch armor plating and was armed with nine eighteen-inch guns, the largest ever mounted on a warship. The Musashi, and her sister ship Yamato, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed.Ĭommissioned in 1942, Musashi weighs 73,000 tons fully loaded. The discovery of the ship marks an important milestone in the annals of World War II naval history. Musashi was sunk by American forces on Octoin the lead up to the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Allen and his team discovered the wreckage in the Sibuyan Sea off the Philippines on March 1, 2015. Using historical records from four different countries, detailed topographical data and advanced technology aboard his yacht, M/Y Octopus, Mr.

Allen, 62, whose father served in World War II, says his research team discovered the Musashi's wreckage on March 1 and uploaded a number of pictures of what he described as the ship’s rusty bow, with a Japanese seal clearly visible. A team led and funded by Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen has located the Musashi on the seabed of the Sibuyan Sea in the Philippines.

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