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

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

Congress has awarded the crew of the USS Indianapolis its Congressional Gold Medal. Japanese torpedoes sank the cruiser in one of WWII's biggest tragedies.

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 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, with my grandfather talking ...

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 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, ...

USS Indianapolis was sunk in the Pacific Ocean in the final weeks of WWII. A survivor describes how the sharks circled until their rescuers arrived days later.

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.

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 ...

On July 30, 1945, USS Indianapolis got hit with a Japanese torpedo. It sank in just 12 minutes, leaving around 900 sailors stranded.

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 ...