Hulver and Robert Neyland, the command’s underwater archaeology branch head, wrote on the website that “there remains a lot we can learn.” Naval archaeologists will prepare to tour the site and see what data they can retrieve. The ship is an official war grave, which means it is protected by law from disturbances. The team was able to develop a new estimated position, although it still covered 600 square miles of open ocean. The position was west of where it was presumed to be lying. Researchers got a break last year, however, when Richard Hulver, a historian with the Naval History and Heritage Command, identified a naval landing craft that had recorded a sighting of the Indianapolis hours before it was sunk. ![]() ![]() ![]() Richard Barancik, last of the World War II Monuments Men, dies at 98 Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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