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American Navy destroyer sunk in World War II discovered

  • A group of civilian divers located the Mannert L. Abele, an American destroyer sunk off Okinawa in 1945.
  • The ship was sunk by kamikaze attacks that killed 84 sailors.
  • The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by the Japanese Ohka rocket-powered suicide bomb.
  • The Navy considers the site a war grave and will leave the wreck undisturbed.
  • The discovery provides closure for families of the lost sailors.
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