Discovery of USS EDSALL (DD-219)

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Believe it or not...found (upright on the seabed) after over 82 years. Dicovered by the RAN.

Also a video (at Instagram) via our Ambassador to Australia & the RAN CNO has appeared already.

Wash. Post article just came up online, too, tho' I've not read it myself.

[JCRAY]

Sadly the Post article is pay walled.
Wouldn't really have any real info in the empty post anyway.
Thanks

[MartinJQuinn]

The US Naval Institute posted an "image" of the wreck on it's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HygzTaevE/

For those who don't have FB....

EdsallWreck.jpg

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Here's a view (same but larger) showing one of her four triple torpedo mounts nearby and a large section of something else---not tubes, apparently--also not far away, in upper L.

[MartinJQuinn]

There's already a video about the wreck, with an actual composite photo, up on YouTube

Within that video is this pictures, which I "assume" the creator of the video is suggesting is Edsall.

Edsall1942.jpg

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That photo is snipped from the one taken of (allegedly) DD-219 escorting a troopship between Australia & Java early in the war.

The youtube video is of more value for its footage than the (AI-sounding) commentary. Knowledge of flushdeckers seems minimal.
Asiatic Fleet destroyers were never painted white, for example, but a v. light gray.

1) Of note on wreck is the clear image of .50cal guntubs on the aft end of the midships deckhouse.

2) The port 4"/50cal is pointing exactly as might be expected given the location of her assailant CHIKUMA before the ship lost steering...

3) Huge hole fwd of after deckhouse is where a fuel compartment met ammo magazines/handling room for 3", 4", and torpedo warheads.

4) Stern damage might be consistent with detonating depth charges.

5) Bow 4" gun is facing forward, consistent w/IJN spotters who could see it in the locked-down position during the long pursuit/battle.