steam to the ship's turbines. Samuel B. Roberts was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 27 November 1944. The wreck was discovered around 22 June 2022, at a depth of , at that time the deepest wreck ever identified. Awards and honors Samuel B. Roberts was included in the Presidential Unit Citation given to Task Unit 77.4.3 "for extraordinary heroism in action." Samuel B. Roberts earned one battle star for her World War II service. Gunner's Mate Third Class Paul H. Carr was in charge of Gun Mount 52, the aft gun, which had fired nearly all of its 325 stored rounds in 35 minutes before a round exploded in the gun's breech. Carr was found dying at his station from a severe intestinal wound, begging for help to load the last round he was holding into the breech. For his actions, he was posthumously awarded a Silver Star. A guided-missile frigate, USS (FFG-52), was named for him. The frigate was named for the ship's commanding officer. Memorials At the U.S. Naval Academy, in Alumni Hall, a concourse is dedicated to Lieutenant Lloyd Garnett and his shipmates on Samuel B. Roberts who earned their ship the reputation as the "destroyer escort that fought like a battleship" in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Within Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery federal military cemetery in the city of San Diego, California, there is a large granite memorial dedicated in 1995 to Samuel B. Roberts, and to the two U.S. destroyers also sunk in the action, and . Successors Two later U.S. warships have borne the name USS Samuel B. Roberts: The second , was a , commissioned in 1946 and struck in 1970. The third , is an guided missile frigate, commissioned in 1986 and decommissioned on 22 May 2015. Discovery of wreck An exploration team led by Victor Vescovo and made up of personnel of Caladan Oceanic and EYOS Expeditions discovered the wreck of Samuel B. Roberts in June 2022. The team found, identified, and surveyed the wreck during a series of six dives conducted from 17 to 24 June 2022. The team determined that the wreck reached the seabed in one piece, although it hit the sea floor bow first and with enough force to cause some buckling, and observed that the ship's stern had separated from the rest of the hull by about . The team reported that it had