Researchers using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) during a seafloor mapping operation in the Solomon Islands have discovered the long-lost bow of the USS New Orleans. The 150-foot section of the ship, severed by a Japanese torpedo in 1942 during the Battle of Tassafarnoga, was found nearly 2,214 feet deep in Iron Bottom Sound. The discovery was confirmed by paint fragments and an engraved anchor, offering a poignant reminder of the crew's heroism and the devastating battle.

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