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March 15, 2019

History World

The Epic Hunt for a Lost World War II Aircraft Carrier

In 1942, a volley of torpedoes sent the U.S.S. Wasp to the bottom of the Pacific. Earlier this year, a team of wreck hunters set out to find it.

Ed Caesar The New York Times Magazine Mar 2019 35min Permalink