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

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

There was also further horror in store for the USS Indianapolis, with the crew ending up in what is widely regarded to be the ...

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

Up-close look at sunken USS Indianapolis, missing since WWII 02:57. Navy Seaman 2nd Class George David Payne was just 17 years old when a Japanese submarine torpedoed his ship in the last weeks of ...

The USS Indianapolis sank shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945. The heavy cruiser was struck by two Japanese torpedoes. The first torpedo blew the bow off the ship, ...

July 31, 1945 - The USS Indianapolis was not reported missing after failing to arrive in Leyte. August 2, 1945 - By chance, the hundreds of men floating in the water were spotted by Americans.

The USS Indianapolis sinking started out as an obscure story. Over time, it has become well known through books, films and popular culture. I grew up with the story, with my grandfather talking ...

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.

The USS Indianapolis was hit by Japanese torpedoes just after midnight on July 30, 1945, in the Philippine Sea, during World War II.

A man whose uncle died while aboard the USS Indianapolis during World War II is searching for 12 Colorado families who survived or were lost at sea when the warship was torpedoed and sunk in 1945.