At roughly 0015 on July 30,1945 the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was struck by two torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-58 in the Philippine Sea. The ship was on a highly classified mission, to deliver various parts needed to finish the field construction of the atomic bomb “exiguous Boy” on Tinian Island. Only a exiguous more than two weeks from the surrender of Japan, or the sinking of the Indianapolis was one of the last major naval events of World War II. Once struck,it took only 12 minutes to sink, which was not enough time for a distress sign to... Read the rest of this entry »
Source: navalhistory.org