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In the final days of WWII, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis left hundreds of sailors stranded in shark-infested waters.
The USS Indianapolis will sail again. Adm. Ricky Williamson announced Saturday night during a banquet for survivors of the warship lost during World War II that the Navy will give the city's name ...
Honored guests of the July 30 event include families and friends, but organizers encourage everyone to attend. The ceremony starts Tuesday at 10 a.m., at the USS Indianapolis CA 35 Memorial, on ...
The USS Indianapolis had just delivered components of the atomic bomb that would soon flatten Hiroshima, racing from San Francisco to the tiny island of Tinian in a record-breaking ten days.
A Japanese torpedo attack against the USS Indianapolis leaves the men with no time to launch lifeboats. For four grueling days, the survivors float helplessly in the Pacific Ocean. A Rare Look at ...
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen led a civilian research team that discovered the wreckage of the USS Indianapolis, a warship sank by Japanese torpedoes in 1945. More from Military & Defense A ...
On July 26, 1945, the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis landed on Tinian Island in the northern Pacific and delivered components for the atomic bomb that 11 days later would be dropped on Hiroshima.
GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Crew members of the USS Indiana submarine are back at their home port Thursday afternoon in Groton following their six-month mission at sea. The crew is glad to be home ...
JD Smith has dedicated himself to creating incredibly detailed and historically accurate renderings of warships that fought in World War II The artist’s rendering of the USS Indianapolis.
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they ...
Among the artifacts on display are the USS Indianapolis gallery, military firearms and uniforms, and an AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter. Most visitors where amazed by the scale of the interior of the ...