CA-35
Senior Member
Tonight at 12:15AM (July 30th) will mark the 67th anniversary of the greatest sea disaster in US Naval history; The sinking of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35).
Torpedoed at 12:15 by three Japanese torpedoes from the Imperial Japanese submarine I-58, she sank in 12 minutes with an estimated 400 trapped inside, leaving almost 800 to founder in the ocean for 5 nights and 4 days. Only 317, from a crew of 1197, were rescued. There are less than 50 still alive today.
It stands as one of the greatest feats of human endurance, on record, ever. Try floating in the ocean naked, covered in fuel oil, in many cases with severe injury, with no food or fresh water for 112 hours while fending off sharks.
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) still at sea................
Torpedoed at 12:15 by three Japanese torpedoes from the Imperial Japanese submarine I-58, she sank in 12 minutes with an estimated 400 trapped inside, leaving almost 800 to founder in the ocean for 5 nights and 4 days. Only 317, from a crew of 1197, were rescued. There are less than 50 still alive today.
It stands as one of the greatest feats of human endurance, on record, ever. Try floating in the ocean naked, covered in fuel oil, in many cases with severe injury, with no food or fresh water for 112 hours while fending off sharks.
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) still at sea................