(FOX NEWS) – A team of researchers recently discovered a
historic bow that was blown off a World War II U.S. Navy
ship during a historic battle that took place nearly 83 years
ago.

The long-lost bow — which was torn off the USS New Orleans
in the Battle of Tassafaronga in November 1942 — was found
around 2,200 feet underwater in the Solomon Islands’ Iron
Bottom Sound, according to a news release from the Ocean
Exploration Trust.

The bow of USS New Orleans sits on the seafloor of Iron
Bottom Sound in the Solomon Islands.

The structure and stamps on the base of the anchor helped researchers confirm the identity of the bow.