Thursday, March 5, 2015

Microsoft Founder Finds The Long-Lost Japanese Battleship Musashi



Daily Mail: Microsoft billionaire finds wreck of legendary Japanese battleship Musashi: Paul Allen uses his own submarine to locate flagship that US forces sank with 1,000 men on board in WWII Battle of Leyte Gulf

* Allen posted a picture to Twitter showing World War II ship's rusting bow
* Musashi, the Japanese Navy's biggest battleship, was sunk in 1944
* It lay undiscovered on the floor of the Sibuyan Sea for the past 70 years
* Billionaire Allen has now used his personal submarine to find the ship
* Discovery brings to an end Allen's eight year search for the Musashi

WNU Editor: This is so cool. Paul Allen's yacht is also impressive .... Here's the yacht Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen used to find a WWII battleship (Business Insider).

More News On The Discovery Of The Long-Lost Japanese Battleship Musashi

long-lost Japanese battleship -- BBC
Billionaire Paul Allen and team find sunken Japanese warship off Philippines -- Reuters
Microsoft co-founder says he's discovered long-lost Japanese battleship -- CNN
‘Huge’ WWII Japanese battleship Musashi has been found, billionaire Paul Allen says -- Washington Post
Wreckage of Japanese WWII battleship located by Microsoft co-founder's research team -- FOX News
Paul Allen's Team Finds Sunken Japanese Battleship Musashi After 8-Year Search -- IBTimes
More than a rich man’s hobby? Microsoft co-founder may have discovered a WWII battleship -- CSM

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