A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 crew members.

The long-lost bow of a historic warship was found by researchers resting on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean — nearly 83 years after it was blown off in a torpedo strike during World War II. The 150-foot section of the USS New Orleans,

The USS New Orleans was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and responded to the Japanese air attack. Later, the vessel pulled USS Lexington sailors from the water during the Battle of the Coral Sea and screened the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier during the Battle of Midway.