USS Edsall, sunk World War II ship known as ‘Dancing Mouse,' found 80 years on The discovery, announced Monday, has revealed the resting place of more than 200 servicemen who died three months ...

The USS Edsall, an American warship that sunk during a battle with the Japanese in World War II, has been found more than 80 years after it was lost.

The Japanese later called the Edsall “the dancing mouse.” Finally, the Japanese sent in dive bombers, and the battered destroyer rolled over and sank as evening fell.

'The dancing mouse' Commissioned in 1919, on March 1, 1942, the USS Edsall was steaming alone south of Java, having spent the past several months escorting convoys between Australia and Indonesia ...

The wreck of the USS Edsall, a lone American destroyer that fought a Japanese fleet, has been found in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. Navy says.