Episode 31: USS Indianapolis

After delivering components for the Little Boy atomic bomb, USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sank in approximately 12 minutes. Nearly 900 men entered the Philippine Sea. Only 316 survived the wounds, exposure, dehydration and shark attacks that followed. CC and Kitty examine the disaster behind Quint’s famous speech in Jaws . SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Indianapolis_(CA-35) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland-class_cruiser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_cruiser https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4251122/worst-navy-disaster-at-sea-led-to-safety-changes/ https://www.ussindianapolis.com/the-story https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/loss-of-uss-indianapolis-ca-35/rescue-operations/survivor-lt-comdr-lewis-l-haynes.html https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/loss-of-uss-indianapolis-ca-35/rescue-operations/summation-of-losses.html https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/oceanic-whitetip-shark/ https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/loss-of-uss-indianapolis-ca-35/investigation-and-court-martial/england-2001-addition-to-mcvay-file.html https://www.indianawarmemorials.org/explore/uss-indianapolis-memorial/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sinking-uss-indianapolis-triggered-worst-shark-attack-history-25715092/ https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/jaws-uss-indianapolis-and-america-summer-1975?utm_source=chatgpt.com