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, ...

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

The USS Indianapolis was 610 feet 3 inches (186 meters) long, according to Britannica. Roughly 900 men survived the ship sinking, of which only a little more than a third would be pulled from the ...

Today, the Indianapolis’ sinking is remembered as one of the deadliest naval disasters in American history. Captain Charles B. McVay III (center, with hand touching forehead) attends his Navy ...

The crew of the USS Indianapolis endured the 'worst shark attack ever' and were forced to feed their own dead to the sharks.

In 2020, the 75th anniversary of the USS Indianapolis sinking filled Briggs with regret over questions he never asked. "He was one of 316 men, out of a crew of 1,195, who lived to tell his story.

USS Indianapolis was sunk in the Pacific Ocean in the final weeks of WWII. ... Can you imagine a ship 610ft long, that's two football fields in length, sinking in 12 minutes?

The Japanese type B3 submarine I-58 that sunk the USS Indianapolis 75 years ago today. (Photo: via Yokosuka Naval Arsenal) According to journalist Rupert Millar in a 2017 article about the sinking ...

Edgar Harrell, the last surviving Marine of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II, has died. Harrell died Saturday, according to an organization devoted to preserving the ship's ...

The sinking of the USS Indianapolis resulted in the greatest single loss of life at sea, on a single ship, in the history of the U.S. Navy.

USS Indianapolis was sunk in the Pacific Ocean in the final weeks of WWII. ... Can you imagine a ship 610ft long, that's two football fields in length, sinking in 12 minutes?

In 2020, the 75th anniversary of the USS Indianapolis sinking filled Briggs with regret over questions he never asked. "He was one of 316 men, out of a crew of 1,195, who lived to tell his story.