Lost WW2 warship USS Indianapolis found

Civilian researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen have found the wreck of the World War Two heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis in the Pacific Ocean, 72 years after its sinking by a Japanese submarine

Manila
PHILIPPINES 
TINIAN 
GUAM
Leyte Gulf
PALAU
PACIFIC OCEAN

300km 
200 miles

July 30, 1945: USS Indianapolis sunk while returning from secret mission to deliver parts of atomic bomb later used on Hiroshima

Aug 18, 2017: Wreck found at depth of 5.5km

Fragment of wreckage bearing ship’s name (above). USS Indianapolis pictured July 10, 1945 (below)

LOSS OF LIFE: Around 880 crew – U.S. Navy’s single worst loss at sea

300: Went down with ship

580: Survivors died from exposure, dehydration, drowning and shark attacks during five days in open water

Total crew 1,196

Only 316 Rescued alive

Sources: U.S. Naval Institute, BBC    Pictures: Associated Press   © GRAPHIC NEWS