WATCH: The USS Johnston, a US navy destroyer sunk during World War II and lying nearly 6,500 meters below sea level off Samar, has been reached in the world's deepest shipwreck dive, an American exploration team says. 🎥: AFP | Philstar.com

WWII destroyer USS Johnston found 4-miles deep in the Philippine Sea. She sank after charging a line of Japanese warships to protect American forces during the Battle off Samar, Oct. 25, 1944. #HonorTheFallen DETAILS: https://go.usa.gov/xHxuz 📺 Courtesy: Caladan Oceanic | U.S. Navy

Our final video from the Battle off Samar. Rob Kraft and Paul Mayer discuss the likelihood that this ship is the USS Johnston DD-557. | RV Petrel