Indianapolis wreckage. Navy heavy cruiser that was sunk by a japanese submarine on july 30 1945 shortly after delivering the internal components of the atomic bombs that were later dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki japan. In august 2017 researchers announced they had found one of historys most significantand sought aftershipwrecks. Cnn its been 72 years since the uss indianapolis went missing after a japanese submarine torpedoed it in the final days of world war ii.
Indianapolis was found on the floor of the philippine sea on august 19 2017. Navy history an expedition has. August 21 2017 the wreckage of the uss indianapolis the navy cruiser sunk by an imperial japanese submarine 72 years ago during the waning days of world war ii was finally discovered on.
More than 70 years after the heavy cruiser was sunk with the greatest loss of life in us. Uss indianapolis wreckage found after 72 years the remains of the uss indianapolis which delivered parts of the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima and was later sunk by a japanese submarine have. More than 72 years after it sank in july 1945 the final resting place of uss.
After decades of fruitless searches the wreckage of heavy cruiser uss. Wreckage from the uss indianapolis which sank 72 years ago after being torpedoed during world war ii was found in the philippine sea by the expedition crew of billionaire paul allen.