Located at a depth of over 6,800 meters, the USS Samuel B. Roberts sank in 1944 during the Battle of Samar between the United States and Japan.

On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis CA-35 fell prey to a Japanese submarine and was sunk after delivering the first operational atomic bomb to the island of Tinnian. Of the 1,196 men aboard ...

This week is about sharks: In the final days of WWII, the crew of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) faced a harrowing choice: Burn on their sinking ship or brave the shark-infested waters of the Pacific.

The USS Indianapolis CA 35 was a Portland-class heavy cruiser in the U.S. Navy that was struck by Japanese torpedoes while en route from Guam to the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines in July 1945.

Families of those heroes, survivor family members, Honorary Survivors, and friends will gather on Tuesday morning, July 30, 2024, at the USS Indianapolis CA-35 Memorial at 692 Ellsworth St. by the ...

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(Also see, the most mass produced U.S. naval ships in WWII.) Another significant battleship lost was the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). This cruiser of the Portland class was en route to Guam after a ...

The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35). Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. 30,453 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve ...

Capt. Charles McVay III telling war correspondents about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35), 1945. (Photo Credit: PhotoQuest / Getty Images) Out of hundreds of US ships sunk during World War ...