The Deaths Of The USS Indianapolis Crew Are Incredibly Tragic

On July 30, 1945, a Japanese submarine launched torpedoes into the hull of the USS Indianapolis. The ship's sinking killed over a quarter of its 1,195-person crew, but the true nightmare was just beginning for the survivors. Starvation, dehydration, exposure, and the threat of sharks awaited the former crew members of the Indianapolis, all while the United States Navy was shockingly unaware of what had happened to the ship. Who was to blame for the disaster? How did the crew members survive? And how did a middle school student's research project change history? This is the story behind the tragic deaths of the USS Indianapolis crew.

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USS Indianapolis's secret mission | 0:00
900 survive… for now | 1:15
The Indianapolis goes unreported | 2:12
Different ways to die | 3:03
A blood-curdling scream | 4:18
What kind of shark was it? | 5:31
Rescue of the USS Indianapolis | 6:47
The Navy's scapegoat | 7:40
Aftermath | 8:49
A middle school student brings redemption | 9:19
The ebb tide | 10:30

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