USS Indianapolis Has Been Found, Finally

[Steadman Uhlich]

While the exact location of the wreck may be kept secret, here is a chart showing the estimated route on its last mission, with estimated place it was sunk.

I am also adding a photo of Indianapolis in her dazzle paint scheme used in 1944. Why? Because I like dazzle paint.

[Don C L]

Well someone's got to do it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO60RohuARY

[Stu Jackson]

Originally Posted by iSaint

I thought they delivered parts for one of the bombs dropped on Japan, and that their mission was so secretive that no one knew where they were?!

Yes, they did. But they were hit when they were RETURNING from that mission.

[Steadman Uhlich]

DON CL,

Thanks for posting the Jaws clip of Quint.

[iSaint]

Originally Posted by Stu Jackson

Yes, they did. But they were hit when they were RETURNING from that mission.

Still under secrecy, I assumed.

[Seabeau]

During WW2 most capitol ships of this size were always accompanied by a screen of destroyers.

[Steadman Uhlich]

More photos of the Indianapolis
https://www.facebook.com/PaulGAllen....35970873117794

[hafa]

The Indianapolis saga is well known here on Tinian; one aspect that I find most compelling is the treatment of the Captain, Charles Butler McVay III. His life was a tragedy from the sinking onward. The injustice of his treatment at the hands of the US Navy was finally posthumously rectified in 2000. More about him in the Wikipedia article.

[belizesailor]

Originally Posted by hafa

The Indianapolis saga is well known here on Tinian; one aspect that I find most compelling is the treatment of the Captain, Charles Butler McVay III. His life was a tragedy from the sinking onward. The injustice of his treatment at the hands of the US Navy was finally posthumously rectified in 2000. More about him in the Wikipedia article.

Tragic story. In addition to clearing his name, those up the chain of command who used him as a scape goat should have been court martialed.