The “Dancing Mouse”—the Clemson-class destroyer more formally known as the USS Edsall— and its more-than-200 servicemen went down at the hands of the Japanese military on March 1, 1942, during World War II. Now, the doomed ship has finally been located, in a happenstance occurrence by the Royal Australian Navy.

The USS Edsall, a 314-foot destroyer sunk by Japanese forces in 1942, was known as "the dancing mouse" for its ability to evade attacks.

A US Navy destroyer that went down in a battle with the Japanese forces during World War II has been found. The wreckage of USS Edsall was found at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by a Royal Australian Navy vessel.