The celebrated USS Indianapolis was nearly blown in half by two Japanese torpedoes and sunk on July 30, 1945, a tragedy that also stands as one of World War II's most harrowing survival stories.

On July 26, 1945, the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis landed on Tinian Island in the northern Pacific and delivered components for the atomic bomb that 11 days later would be dropped on Hiroshima.

At the time, 19-year-old seaman Loel Dean Cox was aboard the USS Indianapolis ... and other causes. Today, the Indianapolis’ ...

In 2001, Newport led a Discovery Channel-documented search for the USS Indianapolis and discovered ... but the Navy’s sinking location was off by over 30 miles,” he added.