... World War II and delivered components of the atomic bomb that was
World War II: delivery of atomic bomb parts and sinking.
Lost to the depths of the Pacific Ocean 72 years ago after being sunk by Japanese torpedoes, the wreckage of the USS Indianapolis — the ship ...
In July 1945, Indianapolis completed a top-secret high-speed trip to deliver
The USS Indianapolis was a US Navy cruiser that delivered the
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan,
The ship's rapid sinking - in just 12 minutes - and the lack of a
This was the 10,000-ton cruiser that delivered secret components for the atomic bomb to be used against Japan, only to be sunk by Japanese ...
One of 36 living survivors of the USS Indianapolis still is on a mission to correct and tell the true history of the famed ship's sinking in World War II.
The ship was armed with nine eight-inch guns (two of which are seen below in