U.S.S. Harder

The wreckage of the U.S.S. Harder, a U.S. Navy submarine from World War II, has been discovered nearly 80 years after it sank in the South China Sea. The submarine, which was renowned for sinking the most Japanese warships during the war, was located approximately 3,000 feet underwater near the Philippines.

The U.S.S. Harder, a formidable Gato-class submarine, was sunk in 1944, taking with it all 79 service members onboard. The discovery was confirmed by a team of deep-sea explorers who have. . .