USS Samuel B. Roberts was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy which served in World War II, the first of three U.S. Navy ships to bear the name.
Samuel B. Roberts at sea, c. October 1944
Launch of Samuel B. Roberts on 20 January 1944
Broken stern section
Aft 5" gun mount
Philippine Trench
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The Philippine Trench is a submarine trench to the east of the Philippines. The trench is located in the Philippine sea of the western North Pacific Ocean and continues NNW-SSE. It has a length of app
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
…shell, including Samuel B. Roberts's fallen mast. The wreck of Samuel B. Roberts lies at a depth of 3,770 fathoms (4.28 mi; 22,620 ft; 6,890 m) in the Philippine Trench, making her the world's deepest known shipwreck and the deepest shipwreck ever identified by a crewed submersible. It exceeds the previous record of…
The Philippine Trench, in the middle of the picture.
The Philippine Trench in the east which continues downward, and the Philippine Mobile Belt.