Sherman tank dredged from Manila Bay

[Hanno Spoelstra]

After the one found in Lybia, another Sherman tank has now come to the surface. To me it looks like this was battle damaged Sherman which was stripped for parts and then dumped. Otherwise, the hull looks to be well preserved, possibly because it was buried in clay?

Enjoy,
Hanno

US World War II tank dredged from Manila Bay

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine coast guard says the wreckage of a U.S. tank has been dredged from Manila Bay's muddy seafloor more than 60 years after the end of World War II.

Spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Armand Balilo said Wednesday the M4A1 Sherman tank was accidentally discovered Saturday stuck in mud 15 to 20 feet (4.5 to 6 meters) underwater by a dredging company near the mouth of Pasig River.

Balilo says there appears to be no human remains inside the tank. It was discovered without its turret and tracks.

He says a Japanese 105 mm cannon was recovered nearby in July.

Manila was the scene of heavy fighting between U.S. and Japanese forces during the liberation of the Philippines in 1945, and war-era arms and ammunition have been found in the city.

Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press.

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Members of the Philippine Coast Guard look at the wreckage of a U.S.
World War II tank that was recently recovered in the muddy waters of
Manila Bay, in the Philippines on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2009. Authorities
said the tank, which appeared to be an M4 Sherman tank minus its turret,
was accidentally discovered underwater by a dredging company near the
mouth of the Pasig River. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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A member of the Philippine Coast Guard inspects the wreckage of a U.S.
World War II tank that was recently recovered in the muddy waters of Manila Bay,
in the Philippines on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2009. Authorities said the tank, which
appeared to be an M4 Sherman tank minus its turret, was accidentally discovered
underwater by a dredging company near the mouth of the Pasig River. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Filipino reporters look at the wreckage of a U.S. World War II tank, foreground,
that was recently recovered in the muddy waters of Manila Bay, in the Philippines
on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2009. Authorities said the tank, which appeared to be an
M4 Sherman tank minus its turret, was accidentally discovered underwater by a
dredging company near the mouth of the Pasig River. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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A member of the Philippine Coast Guard jumps off the wreckage of a U.S.
World War II tank that was recently recovered in the muddy waters of
Manila Bay, in the Philippines on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2009. Authorities
said the tank, which appeared to be an M4 Sherman tank minus its turret,
was accidentally discovered underwater by a dredging company near the
mouth of the Pasig River. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)