In July 1945, the USS Indianapolis completed one of the most important deliveries in history, only to meet a tragic end days later. A Japanese submarine attack left the ship’s crew stranded in open ...

INDIANAPOLIS — July 29 marked 80 years since the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. It was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank in minutes in shark-infested waters. Of the 1,196 men on board, only ...

The lore of the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser assigned to Task Force 54, began when the gray lady saw extensive action before the invasion of Okinawa during March 1945 that resulted in the downing ...

The days that followed the Indianapolis’ sinking were a harrowing ordeal that tested the limits of human survival. Commissioned in 1932, the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a formidable vessel. Armed ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This week marks 80 years since the attack on the USS Indianapolis, which the Navy says had just finished delivering the parts of the atomic bomb that helped end World War II. The ...