USS Indianapolis

19455,500 mHeavy cruiser

LocationPhilippine Sea

Year1945

Depth5,500 m

Size10,010 tonnes

TypeHeavy cruiser

About USS Indianapolis

Delivered the atomic bomb components for Hiroshima. Torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. 880 crew went into the water - only 316 survived 4 days of shark attacks and exposure. The worst shark attack in history. Found in 2017.