The wreck of the USS Herring, which sank in 1944, has been officially identified in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
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Coulated on 1 June 1944 after torpedoing two Japanese ships in just a few hours, the USS Herring had been resting for 82 years 90 metres above sea level off the Kuriles. He had just been formally identified, with his crew still on board.