Vescovo's team found the USS Johnston in 2021, which, lying at nearly 6,500 meters, was to date the deepest wreck ever found. The Titanic rests at a depth of about 4,000 meters.

1. USS Johnston (DD-557) The Johnston, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a small ship (weighing in at only 2,700 tons) but she packed a punch. During the ferocious action off Samar Island in the ...

John DeLeo of Johnston was there. DeLeo enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17 and was aboard the USS Missouri when the war ended on Sept. 2, 1945. MORE: WWII veteran graduates from Cranston High ...