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Originally Posted by azn_132
Maybe that too like that one cruiser that was carryin the atom bomb.
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"The
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 15 November 1932. The ship served with honor from Pearl Harbor through the last campaign of World War II, sinking in action two weeks before the end of the war. On 30 July 1945, while sailing from Guam to Leyte,
Indianapolis was torpedoed by Japanese submarine
I-58. The ship capsized and sank in twelve minutes. Survivors were spotted by a patrol aircraft on 2 August. All air and surface units capable of rescue operations were dispatched to the scene at once, and the surrounding waters were thoroughly searched for survivors. Upon completion of the day and night search on 8 August, 316 men were rescued out of the crew of 1,199."
Matter of fact, watch the movie Jaws. Whats his name, the captain of the boat that goes out and kills Jaws tells the story of the USS Indianapolis as he was a member of her crew. One of the best moments in that movie in MHO.