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15 photos of the USS Indianapolis, whose World War II sinking started the deadliest shark attack in history
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.
Monsters of the deep: The USS Indianapolis and the terror beneath the waves
At the time, 19-year-old seaman Loel Dean Cox was aboard the USS Indianapolis ... and other causes. Today, the Indianapolis’ ...
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Former Chaska resident seeks to clear his captain’s USS Indianapolis record
He was a sailor on the USS Indianapolis, which was torpedoed and ... The ship’s engines continued propelling forward, accelerating the sinking of the ship. There was no time to do a proper ...
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How Tales of Shark Attacks Shaped a U.S. Warship’s Legacy
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.
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From Titanic to Indianapolis: Curt Newport’s fascinating deep-sea missions
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.