Credit: Ocean Exploration TrustLocated in the Solomon Islands near Guadalcanal, Iron Bottom Sound experienced five major naval battles between August and December 1942. Credit: Ocean Exploration Trust Ocean Exploration TrustA portion of the wreckage of the USS Laffey. Australia’s HMAS Canberra sank during the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. Credit: Ocean Exploration Trust Ocean Exploration TrustOnce a wreck was located, researchers deployed the Nautilus’ Hercules ROV for visual surveying. Credit: Ocean Exploration TrustThe uncrewed DriX surface scanner mapped 386-square-miles of seafloor. Credit: Ocean Exploration Trust