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The wreckage of the USS Indianapolis, the Navy cruiser sunk by an imperial Japanese submarine 72 years ago during the waning days of World War II, was finally discovered on Saturday, reports...
The 2017 discovery of USS Indianapolis (CA-35), one of the Navy’s most storied ships and sought-after wrecksites, propelled the vessel back into the public eye and highlighted a string of deep-water World War II shipwreck investigations.
USS Indianapolis (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 of 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 ...
More than 72 years after it sank in July 1945, the final resting place of USS Indianapolis has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean. But the heavy cruiser isn’t just a cool maritime find; it’s a...
Indianapolis Wreck Found. The Legacy and Lessons Learned. Remembrance. The loss of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a tragic moment following the completion of a secret mission that directly...
Wreckage of WWII-era warship U.S.S. Indianapolis found after 72 years. A search led by billionaire Paul Allen locates the cruiser at the bottom of the Philippine Sea.
The World War Two heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis has been found in the Pacific Ocean, 72 years after its sinking by a Japanese submarine. The warship was discovered 18,000 feet (5.5km) beneath...
The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine on 30 July 1945, just days after delivering components for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima – but its final resting place had remained a mystery, until now.
It’s been 72 years since the USS Indianapolis went missing after a Japanese submarine torpedoed it in the final days of World War II. A team of civilian researchers led by Microsoft co-founder...
A team of civilian researchers led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen has announced they have found the wreck of the World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA 35), which was...