The newfound wreck could help maritime archaeologists better understand how 20th-century warships were designed.

After nearly 80 years, researchers have finally located the sunken wreckage of a World War II-era Navy destroyer off the coast of Northern California.

The USS Stewart, once called the "Ghost Ship of the Pacific," served in both the U.S. and Japanese navies during World War II.

The wreck of a US Navy destroyer known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” has been found off the coast of California by undersea investigators.

The wreckage of a Second World War US Navy destroyer known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” has been discovered off the coast of California almost eight decades after it sank.

The data pointed to “the stunning and unmistakable image of a sunken ship” 3,500 feet deep off the coast of California. Sonar scans revealed the ship sitting upright on the ocean floor. The primary goal of the expedition was to test new technology for recovering missing ships and aircraft.

Undersea investigators have located the wreck of a century-old US Navy destroyer, USS Stewart, that was lost for nearly 80 years. The wreck, once known as “The ghost ship of the Pacific”, was found off the coast of northern California 1,

The only US Navy destroyer captured by Japanese forces during World War II has been found in a deep, watery grave off the coast of California. The USS Stewart was stationed in Manila in 1941 to help repel Japanese attacks after the one on Pearl Harbor.