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ABOUT. This national memorial is the climax of a 50-year dream by the crew members who survived the sinking of the cruiser USS Indianapolis in 1945. They worked tirelessly to erect a fitting memorial to their missing shipmates until it was formally dedicated in 1995. Located at the north end of the Canal Walk between Senate Avenue and Walnut ...
The Portland-class heavy cruiser, USS Indianapolis (CA-35), was commissioned on November 15, 1932, at Camden, New Jersey. For the next decade, she made several cruises in the Atlantic and the Pacific, occasionally hosting President Franklin D. Roosevelt. During early World War II, Indianapolis served in the New Guinea and Aleutian Island campaigns. Becoming the Fifth Fleet flagship in 1943 ...
The capital of Indiana. II (CA-35: displacement 9,800; length 610'; beam 66'; draft 17'4"; speed 32 knots; complement 1,269; armament 9 8-inch, 8 5-inch; class Portland). The second Indianapolis (CA-35) was laid down on 31 March 1930 at Camden, N.J., by the New York Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 7 November 1931; sponsored by Miss Lucy Taggart, daughter of the late Senator Thomas Taggart, a ...
On July 16, 1945, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, commanded by Captain Charles McVay III, steamed out of San Francisco, Calif. Her top-secret cargo was the uranium core for the atomic bomb destined to be dropped—in early August—on Hiroshima, Japan. The 13-year-old cruiser, once the flagship of the Fifth Fleet, completed the five ...
Displacement. Armament. Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of USS Indianapolis (CA-35). 9 x 8-inch (203mm) /55 caliber main guns in three triple-gunned turrets. 8 x 5-inch (127mm) /25 caliber Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns. 32 x 40mm Bofors AA guns. 27 x 20mm Oerlikon AA guns.
The loss of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in the first hour of 30 July 1945 left approximately 800 Sailors and Marines out of a crew of 1,196 adrift—most with only a life jacket or floater net. The rapid sinking of the ship, and critical damage to communication systems, prevented the sending of a distress signal. These circumstances, coupled with misunderstandings of protocol for reporting the ...
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was laid down on 31 March 1930 at Camden, N.J., by the New York Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 7 November 1931; sponsored by Miss Lucy Taggart, daughter of the late Senator Thomas Taggart, a former mayor of Indianapolis; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 15 November 1932, Capt. John M. Smeallie in command. Following shakedown in the Atlantic and ...
