WASHINGTON --Civilian researchers say they have located the wreck of theUSS Indianapolis, the World War II heavy cruiser that played a critical role in the atomic bombing ofHiroshimabefore being struck by Japanese torpedoes. The sinking of the Indianapolis remains the Navy's single worst loss at ...
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Microsoft Exploration Sub Finds Wreck of USS Indianapolis at 18,000 FeetDaniel, Douglass K
Charles B. McVay III, for failing to save his ship. Officials were eager to place the blame on McVay instead of acknowledging theseries of errorsthat led to both the wreck and the survivors’ ordeal. In addition to denying theIndianapolisan escort, the Navy failed to warn the captain that...
Allen has led expeditions responsible for finding several other shipwrecks: the USS Lexington (March 2018), USS Indianapolis (August 2017), USS Ward (November 2017), USS Astoria (February 2015), Japanese battleship Musashi (March 2015) and the Italian WWII destroyer Artigliere . The team also ...