In the summer of 2025, the #CorpsofExploration aboard #EVNautilus explored the #shipwreck #USSAstoria with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The USS Astoria was lost during the #BattleofSavoIsland on August 9, 1942, during #WorldWarII. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81o...

Note one of the cruiser's Curtiss SOC Seagull floatplanes on the catapult at right.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #floatplane #aircraftcarriers #USNavy #heavycruiser #USSAstoria #Soryu #BattleofMidway #blackandwhitephotography