Photos: WWII Battleship 'USS Juneau' Discovered

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Sullivan Brothers WWII sailors

(Image credit: Paul G. Allen)

In 2016, Allen's expedition team began the specific mission focusing on research, exploration and survey of historic warships and other artifacts. This mission came as the team transferred permanently to the R/V Petrel. [Read more about the discovery of the USS Juneau]

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