‘Ghost Ship’ World War II Destroyer Found Off California

The vessel was returned to the United States after the war and sunk during Navy exercises in 1946. The wreck was discovered northwest of San Francisco.

An image of the USS Stewart's bow. The WWII destroyer's wreckage was located northwest of San Francisco using robotic marine survey technology. Ocean Infinity

A U.S. Navy warship that fell into enemy hands during World War II, got a Japanese makeover, and became known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” has been discovered off Northern California.

Locating the wreck of the USS Stewart was a collaborative effort to test the robotic marine survey technology of the Ocean Infinity company of Austin, Texas.