DocM Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Researchers-find-wreckage-of-lost-WWII-warship-11944819.php It's been 72 years since the USS Indianapolis went missing after a Japanese submarine torpedoed it in the final days of World War II. Friday, a team of civilian researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen discovered the cruiser's wreckage on the floor of the North Pacific Ocean, 18,000 feet below the surface, bringing closure to one of most tragic maritime disasters in US naval history. > The Indianapolis had just completed a top secret mission to deliver components of the atomic bomb "Little Boy" to the island of Tinian. The bomb was later dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. In a statement on its website, the command call the shipwreck a "significant discovery," considering the depth of the water. Most young'uns remember USS Indianapolis from this, +Raze 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I saw this a few days back and thought it was really neat that they have located the wreckage and now possibly can bring closer to the families affected by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 One of my paternal uncles was prepping for the Japan invasion force as a frogman , so the quick end to the war likely saved his life and millions of others. It was going to get very ugly on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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