The USS Indianapolis was destroyed on 30 July 1945 ... Between 800-900 escaped the sinking ship. But no distress call was ever received, and by the time the survivors were found by chance four ...

She sank in 12 minutes ... Harlan Twible gave the order to abandon ship in his section of the USS Indianapolis Harlan Twible, 95, who lives in Sarasota, Florida, was a 23-year-old ensign on ...

The French Rubis-class submarine, Saphir, demonstrated its stealth prowess by sinking the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Theodore ...

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On July 26, 1945, the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis landed ... en route to the Philippines, the ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship sank in 12 minutes, taking some 300 men ...

On May 15, 1969, the USS Guitarro (SSN-665), a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, sank while under construction ...

Pending authorization and funding, the name be given to the next littoral combat ship (LCS), which are designed to cruise costal waters. The USS Indianapolis entered a dark chapter in the history ...

As the evening unfolded, sailors engaged in leisurely pastimes — playing cards, reading books, and some gathering for ...

This week is about sharks: In the final days of WWII, the crew of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) faced a harrowing choice: Burn on their sinking ship or brave the shark-infested waters of the Pacific.

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.

The Veterans Foreign Wars Post in Chico celebrated its oldest member. He is a Navy vet who turned 105 years old on Wednesday.

In the final weeks of World War II, just past midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was returning ... Twelve minutes was all it took to sink the 610-foot ship, leaving 900 out of 1,196 ...