USS Perry DD-340 - 100 Years Later (Palau Diving Expedition)

A short clip from our dive to the USS Perry DD-340 off Angaur Island, Palau. The USS Perry was a WWII American Destroyer operating as a minesweeper less than a mile from Angaur Island on September 13, 1944 when she scraped a mine at 14:18, sinking her to 78m/255feet. Our team dived and documented the wreck on August 11, 2022 -- 100 years and 4 days after she was commissioned. Production Team: Aron Arngrimsson Geoff Creighton Underwater Cinematography: Geoff Creighton Lighting: Aron Arngrimsson Dive Team Aron Arngrimsson Geoff Creighton Antti Apunen Jakub Slama Local Experts: Matt Boyle Richard Barnden Local Support: Angelo Pangelinan Alice Li Jesse Alpert Niall McCarty SHOT ON RED KOMODO ©2023 DIRTY DOZEN EXPEDITIONS INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.thedirtydozenexpeditions.com We dedicate this dive In memory of the eight men that gave their lives when USS Perry sank in Palau on Sept. 13, 1944. Their names and home states, according to the U.S. Navy: Joseph Brand, New York Paul Burnette, Tennessee Frank Byrd, Ohio Henry Edgell, West Virginia Ottice Joplin, Texas Arthur Schieber, Minnesota Donald Schomer, Nebraska Dan Wersebe, Texas Burnette and Schomer died on a rescue ship and were buried at sea. The others are believed to have died inside a fireroom. They were not found before the ship sank. (Source: www.ussperry.org)