In May of 2002 explorer Robert Ballard discovered the wreckage of this boat in the Solomon Islands
PT-109 sank in the Solomon Islands when a Japanese 
destroyer sliced ... Photo Gallery 1: The Search for the Wreck >> [DOC] [TLE] Sea Explorer Uncovers Kennedy's PT 109 - The New York Times [PAR] Jul 11, 2002 ... Dr Robert D Ballard, who discovered Titanic, Bismarck and dozens of other ... that 
he has found PT 109, John F Kennedy's wartime boat, which Japanese ... of PT 
109 about 1,300 feet down in strong currents off the Solomon Islands.