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Coverage dated November 11, 2024

USS Edsall, sunk World War II ship known as ‘Dancing Mouse,' found 80 years on

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An American World War II warship that played a key role in Allied campaigns in the Pacific has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean.

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  1. Portland Press Herald

    Navy confirms finding sunken U.S. warship known as ‘the dancing mouse’ (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The wreck of the USS Edsall, a lone American destroyer that fought a Japanese fleet, has been found in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. Navy says.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    USS Edsall, sunk World War II ship known as ‘Dancing Mouse,' found 80 years on (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    An American World War II warship that played a key role in Allied campaigns in the Pacific has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean.

  3. CBS News

    Sunken World War II destroyer USS Edsall found at bottom of Indian Ocean, U.S. Navy confirms (opens CBS News)

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    The USS Esdall, a 314-foot destroyer sunk by Japanese forces in 1942, was known as "the dancing mouse" for its ability to evade attacks.

  4. UPI

    Sunken WWII destroyer USS Edsall discovered 82 years after Japanese battle (opens UPI)

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    The wreckage of the U.S. destroyer USS Edsall, sunk by Japanese forces more than 80 years ago during World War II, has been found at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, according to the U.S. Navy.

  5. Fox News

    Sunken WWII US destroyer, known as ‘Dancing Mouse,’ discovered 80 years after battle with Japanese (opens Fox News)

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    The final resting place of the USS Edsall was discovered in the Indian Ocean 80 years after Japanese forces sunk the American ship during WWII, officials said.

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