Microsoft's Allen finds Japan's largest WW-II warship
March 05, 2015  03:41
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says he has found the Imperial Navys biggest warship, lying on the seabed in the Philippines 70 years after US forces sank it.

Allen posted a photo on Twitter on Tuesday of what was described as the battleship Musashis rusty bow. The Chrysanthemum seal was recognizable.

The American billionaire, who has also pursued space exploration, said his luxury yacht and exploration ship, the M/Y Octopus, found the Musashi lying at a depth of 1 km in the Sibuyan Sea.

The Octopus remote operated probe Octo ROV located the Musashi on Monday, according to Allens website. The Octopus is also outfitted with an exploration submarine.

RIP (rest in peace) crew of Musashi, approximately 1,023 lost, Allen wrote in another tweet.

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