July 30 1945

[namvet]

after delivery of the Hiroshima bomb to Tinian island 2 torpedo's from the I-58 submarine sends her to the bottom. out of a crew of 1,197 An estimated 900 make it into the sea. the vessel sinks in approx 11 mins. of those approx 317 survive what was called the biggest shark attack on record. and later one of the most controversial court martial's in Naval history

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[Voted4Reagan]

The USS Indianapolis in NYC.