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USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931, it was the flagship for the commander of Scouting Force 1 for eight years, then flagship for Admiral Raymond Spruance from 1943 to 1945 while he commanded the Fifth Fleet in battles across the ...
USS Indianapolis, U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that was sunk by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945, shortly after delivering the internal components of the atomic bombs that were later dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
The loss of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a tragic moment following the completion of a secret mission that directly contributed to the end of World War II. After a successful high-speed run to deliver atomic bomb components to Tinian, the decorated Portland -class cruiser continued to Guam. Indianapolis was en route from Guam to Leyte when she ...
Jul 27, 2018 · USS Indianapolis: Survivor Accounts From the Worst Sea Disaster in US Naval History. 'There were a lot of sharks,' says one of the survivors of the USS Indianapolis sinking, the worst sea...
Indianapolis, frequent flagship of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, sank on 30 July 1945 in the middle of the Philippine Sea after being struck by a pair of Japanese torpedoes. Two long-standing...
Jul 29, 2020 · Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man. Join best-selling authors Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic who tell the story of the USS Indianapolis, her crew, and their illustrious battle history. July 29, 2020.
Jul 27, 2020 · News. » 2020. » USS Indianapolis: Supreme Success and Sacrifice. July 27, 2020. The last major U.S. Navy ship sunk in WWII, the cruiser delivered the final blow that ended the war. 75 years...
