Lost Military

Ironbottom Sound

1942 sea battles · off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Found

The prize. Dozens of warships of two navies
Where. off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Status. Found

The account

So many warships sank off Guadalcanal in 1942 that sailors named the strait Ironbottom Sound; the hulls of two navies rest in the dark.

The site is documented at off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
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What is there: Dozens of warships of two navies.

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