The Musashi came under sustained attack by waves of US aircraft in October 1944 In recent years, the Chinese claim these bombers took a photo of Musashi. "Without adequate air cover, however powerful Musashi was, she was helpless against multiple waves of attacking aircraft," the website says.After the final attack ended in mid-afternoon, the vessel was hit by 20 torpedoes, and 17 bombs. the radar antennae on top of the main fire control director is also visible. Launched November 1, 1940 from No. US billionaire Paul Allen announces he has discovered the famous WW2 Japanese battleship, Musashi, more than 70 years after it was sunk. (Credit: Paul Allen)A wheel on a valve that would have been from a lower engineering area that contains some yet-to-be-translated writing. If any photograph was taken it was unlikely to show any detail because the photograph was taken at night.
The tech innovator has been leading an expedition to find the World War II battleship, which sunk on Oct. 24, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Mr Allen said the vessel was found by his private exploration team.It was at a depth of more than 1km (3,280ft) on the floor of the Sibuyan Sea off the Philippines.The Musashi and its sister vessel, the Yamato, were two of the largest battleships ever built.US warplanes sank the Musashi on 24 October 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, believed to be the biggest naval encounter of World War Two in which American and Australian forces defeated the Japanese.He began his search for the Musashi eight years ago, "because since my youth I have been fascinated with Second World War history," he was quoted by CNBC as saying.The Musashi was found in the middle of the Philippine archipelago using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) after Mr Allen's team had carried out a thorough survey of the seabed.The US Navy website describes the Musashi as a "mighty battleship" that had "mammoth 18-inch guns". (Credit: Paul Allen)This is believed to be a 5-inch (12.7 centimeters) gun turret. In fact, this is in implausible and untrue.