article_snippet: (CNN)Microsoft Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has found the wreck of a long-lost World War II Japanese battleship near the Philippines.
article_snippet: discovery of the ship was made aboard his superyacht, the MY Octopus, as part of an expedition that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen launched.
article_snippet: The search has taken Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen team of researchers more than eight years.
article_snippet: Since my youth, I have been fascinated with World War II history, inspired by my father's service in the U.S. Army," Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen said in a statement.
article_snippet: Since leaving Microsoft, the company he co-founded in 1975, billionaire Allen has immersed billionaire Allen in a variety of commercial and charitable pursuits.
article_snippet: Allen is the owner of several U.S. sports teams -- including the Seattle Seahawks -- and backed SpaceShipOne, the prototype commercial spaceplane that won the 2004 Ansari X Prize.
article_snippet: Allen estimated net worth is $17.5 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
highlights_snippet: A team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen makes discovery of the ship .
  