Mary Bowerman | USA TODAY

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A team funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen discovered the wreckage of a military ship that sunk with more than 600 aboard, including five brothers, during World War II.

The USS Juneau wreckage was discovered on March 17 about 2.6 miles beneath the surface near the coast of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, according to a statement on Allen's website. The ship was sunk by a Japanese torpedo in November 1942. Only 10 men survived.

The ill-fated ship became infamous because it carried the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, whose request to serve together led to their simultaneous deaths.

Allen said the ship, which is named the R/V Petrel, first identified the ship using sonar on March 17, and a day later used an remotely operated underwater vehicle to confirm that the wreckage was the USS Juneau.

WWII ship USS Juneau located by #RVPetrel on St. Patrick’s Day—unexpected coincidence since she is best known for the Sullivans, all 5 brothers were lost, along with the other 682 sailors. Only 10 survived the sinking by Japanese torpedoes. https://t.co/FOkRwR6FXc pic.twitter.com/1PZjNP1uHd — Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) March 19, 2018

Allen-led expeditions have also discovered the final resting place of other WWII ships, including the USS Lexington and the USS Indianapolis.

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USS Juneau: Wreckage of WWII ship found in South Pacific