USS Indianapolis
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United States Navy heavy cruiser sunk in July 1945
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USS Indianapolis
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USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, launched in 1931 and named for Indianapolis, Indiana. In July 1945, she delivered uranium and other components for Little Boy to Tinian Naval Base. Soon afterward, the Japanese submarine I-58 torpedoed and sank her. Of 1,195 crewmen aboard, only 316 survived. The wreck was located in the Philippine Sea in 2017.
- Class
- Portland-class heavy cruiser
- Sunk
- 30 July 1945
- Survivors
- 316
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- USS Indianapolis (CA-35) (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q600180
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Unknown authorUnknown author. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsUnknown authorUnknown author, U.S. Navy photo 80-G-425615Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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