US warship found 650 feet deep in Ormoc Bay

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/12/06/us-warship-found-gun-2017-120617.jpg"/><figcaption>A gun on the deck of USS ward. <em>Photo courtesy of Paul Allen</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The team of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has found the wreckage of the first American warship that fired against a Japanese vessel during World War II.</p><p>The USS Ward was found 650 feet below the surface of the Ormoc Bay by Allen&#x27;s research vessel (R/V) Petrel on Dec. 1, according to military publication <a href="https://www.stripes.com/news/wreckage-of-warship-that-fired-first-us-shot-of-ww2-found-near-philippines-1.500989">Stars and Stripes</a>.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/12/06/us-warship-found-bow-2017-120617.jpg"/><figcaption>The bow of warship USS Ward. <em>Photo courtesy of Paul Allen</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The warship fired the first American shot against the Japanese during the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941. It sunk on the same day, three years later after a kamikaze attack.</p><p>&quot;While the wreck rests at the bottom of Ormoc Bay, the USS Ward’s historical significance will not be forgotten. It has been 76 years since she fired that first shot, and in memory of the thousands of people lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor, the USS Ward can be honored once more,&quot; a <a href="https://www.paulallen.com/rv-petrel-explores-wreck-of-uss-ward/">post</a> on Allen&#x27;s website read.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/12/06/us-warship-found-uss-ward-2017-120617.jpg"/><figcaption>American warship USS Ward. <em>Photo courtesy of the US Navy</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The National Museum of the Philippines earlier gave permission to the billionaire&#x27;s team to explore Philippine waters for World War II-era shipwrecks.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/12/01/17/explorers-who-found-wreck-of-worlds-biggest-battleship-get-national-museum-nod">Explorers who found wreck of world&#x27;s biggest battleship get National Museum nod</a></li></ul>

<p>The team of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has found the wreckage of the first American warship that fired against a Japanese vessel during World War II.</p>

The team of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has found the wreckage of the first American warship that fired against a Japanese vessel during World War II.

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US warship found 650 feet deep in Ormoc Bay

US warship found 650 feet deep in Ormoc Bay

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Published Dec 06, 2017 10:02 PM PHT

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Updated Dec 06, 2017 11:45 PM PHT

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