Indianapolis uss. Today their voices are heard as family members and friends honor their ultimate sacrifice. The loss of uss indianapolis ca 35 was a tragic moment following the completion of a secret mission that directly contributed to the end of world war ii. A tribute to those killed in the sinking of uss indianapolis july 30 1945 when the uss indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk by the japanese on july 30 1945 the voices of 879 crew were silenced forever.
Uss indianapolis clca 35 was a portland class heavy cruiser of the united states navy named for the city of indianapolis indiana. The uss indianapolis was built in camden new jersey. Navy the following year.
A portland class heavy cruiser the indianapolis was 610 feet 3 inches 186 metres long and displaced 9950 tons. It has been days since his ship uss indianapolis was sunk from under him and he is among hundreds of sailors fighting for their lives in the center of the philippine sea. After a successful high speed run to deliver atomic bomb components to tinian the decorated portland class cruiser continued to guam.
The harrowing true story of the crew of the uss indianapolis who were stranded in the philippine sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end wwii. World of tanks portal. The uss indianapolis was not actually delivering the hiroshima bomb when it was sunk by the japanese b3 type submarine i 58 just after midnight on july 30 1945 between guam and leyte in the.
Charles butler mcvay iii august 31 1898 november 6 1968 was an american naval officer and the commanding officer of the cruiser uss indianapolis when she was lost in action in 1945 resulting in a significant loss of life. The ship was launched in 1931 and commissioned by the us.