⚓ USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Wreckage Site, International Waters
📋 Fast Facts
- Portland-class heavy cruiser sunk July 30, 1945
- Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-58 after atomic bomb component delivery mission
- 316 of approximately 1,196 crew members survived
- Wreck rediscovered August 2022 at 18,000 feet depth
The USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser that became the subject of one of the largest maritime disasters in U.S. naval history. In July 1945, the ship completed a top-secret mission delivering atomic bomb components to Tinian Island. While en route to the Philippines on July 30, 1945, it was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-58 and sank in approximately 12 minutes ...