Washington: Many World War II era bombs, weapons and remains of aircraft and submarines are also being found. Now the wreckage of 'USS Harder', one of America's famous submarines, has been found in the South China Sea after 80 years. She was sunk by the enemy on 29 August 1944 during World War II. It had 79 crew members, who died. The wreckage of a submarine was found 3,000 feet below the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
US Navy History Heritage Commander gave this information. He said that despite being submerged 80 years after the attack, most of the submarine is still intact. According to the American media CNN, before the sinking, the US was using this submarine to take back the Philippines from the Japanese forces. It was the same American submarine that sank the most Japanese warships in World War II. During her last mission, USS Harder sank 3 Japanese battleships. After this, in the next 4 days he heavily destroyed two more warships.
After this, the Japanese army was forced to change its battle plan. This was a major reason for their defeat. On 24 August 1944, Harder fired 3 torpedoes during a battle with the Japanese escort ship 'CD-22'. However, they missed their target. The submarine was later sunk by a Japanese ship. According to CNN, the submarine destroyed 14 Japanese warships and merchant ships in its first 4 patrols during the war.
After months of searching, the USS Harder was declared missing on January 2, 1945. Following this, she was also struck off the US Navy Register on 20 January. In fact, the Philippines was one of the major points of battle between the US and Japan during World War II. USS Harder has been searched for under the 'Lost 52 Project'. Tim Taylor, CEO of Tiburon Subsea Company, initiated the project. Their goal is to find 52 American submarines sunk during the war. The company has so far discovered 6 World War II submarines.
