The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.

The sinking of the USS Indianapolis - which helped to deliver parts of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima ...

In the depths of the Pacific Ocean around 900 crew members of the USS Indianapolis were left stranded in shark-infested ...

The USS Indianapolis was hit by two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine in 1945, and the 900 sailors who made it to the ...

The 75th anniversary of the USS Indianapolis sinking filled me with regret over questions I never asked, metro columnist James Briggs writes.

USS Indianapolis Paul Allen For four and a half days, they waded in shark-infested waters. "A shark would be coming through the group and he would take someone fairly close to you," Harrell said.

Documents reveal fate of 13 missing sailors from the USS Indianapolis, iconic ship torpedoed in shark-infested waters during World War II ...

It was 79 years ago when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser carrying nearly 1,200 sailors and Marines. The ship was sailing back to the Philippines after ...

The sinking of the USS Indianapolis marked the last major loss of life for U.S. troops in World War II, days before the global conflict ended.

On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the National Museum of the Pacific War will host a special tribute to honor the crew of the USS ...

The USS Indianapolis delivered them to the island of Tinian on July 26, 1945. Then the ship headed for Guam, where the captain was ordered to travel, unescorted, to the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines.

Debris from the USS Indianapolis was found on August 18. Image from PaulAllen.com, where photos were shared by Paul G. Allen, Robert Kraft, Sam Cox and Richard Hulver. Debris from the USS ...