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The expedition, financed and directed by billionaire Paul Allen, located the wreck of the USS Lexington aircraft carrier. It was one of the most famous US Navy ships with special significance for Americans.

He was sunk in 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea. The wreck lies at the bottom of about three kilometers below the surface of the water, about 800 kilometers from the shores of Australia. It was located by means of remotely controlled robots left from the deck of the research vessel Petrel belonging to the Allen foundation. - USS Lexington was on our priority list because it was one of the most important US Navy ships lost during the war - said Robert Kraft, responsible for overseeing the search. The planning of the action was to take six months. "It is a privilege for us to honor the USS Lexington and the brave people who served on it," Paul Allen added.