The close proximity to Japanese forces infuriated Japanese Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo, resulting in him instructing Japanese forces to attack the vessel, according to a Naval History and Heritage Command account by director Samuel Cox.

An American World War II warship sunk by Japanese forces in a fierce battle a few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean.

An American World War II warship that played a key role in Allied campaigns in the Pacific has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean more than 80 years after it was sunk.

The discovery, announced Monday, has revealed the resting place of more than 200 servicemen who died three months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Navy destroyer was sunk in 1942 during World War II, after facing down overwhelming odds and fighting a pitched battle.