On March 1, 1942, three months after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces sank an American warship called the USS Edsall. The 314-foot-long destroyer didn’t go down without a fight. The Edsall’s commanding officer,

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

An Australian Navy ship discovered the wreck of the USS Edsall, a Navy destroyer sunk in battle during World War II.