THE heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis had raced across the Pacific with components of the first atomic bomb. But two torpedoes in the dead of night destroyed that triumph – sparking the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A solemn annual ceremony is set to return to Indianapolis this week as the city pauses to remember the sinking of a ship that shared its name. The USS Indianapolis CA 35 was a ...

The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35). Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. On July 30, 1945, USS Indianapolis got hit by a Japanese torpedo. It ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On July 30, 1945, 879 heroes aboard the USS Indianapolis were killed in action and lost at sea, marking the greatest loss of life from a combatant ship during World War II.

Hundreds of sharks from miles around headed towards the survivors, drawn by the carnage THE heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis had raced across the Pacific with components of the first atomic bomb. But ...