The sinking of the USS Indianapolis - which helped to deliver parts of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima ...

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

In the depths of the Pacific Ocean, 75 years ago, around 900 crew members of the USS Indianapolis were left stranded in shark-infested waters ...

The USS Indianapolis sank shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945. The heavy cruiser was struck by two Japanese torpedoes. The first torpedo blew the bow off the ship, ...

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 ...

July 31, 1945 - The USS Indianapolis was not reported missing after failing to arrive in Leyte. August 2, 1945 - By chance, the hundreds of men floating in the water were spotted by Americans.

USS Indianapolis' last Commanding Officer, Captain Charles B. McVay, III, left, tells war correspondents about the sinking of his ship during interviews on Guam in August 1945.

USS Indianapolis Paul Allen For four and a half days, they waded in shark-infested waters. "A shark would be coming through the group and he would take someone fairly close to you," Harrell said.

Up-close look at sunken USS Indianapolis, missing since WWII 02:57. Navy Seaman 2nd Class George David Payne was just 17 years old when a Japanese submarine torpedoed his ship in the last weeks of ...

In her collection of USS Indianapolis memorabilia, Pamela has a Pittsburgh newspaper from Aug. 15, 1945. “PEACE,” a huge headline proclaims in red.

In a weird way, World War II survivor Edgar Harrell's visit to Mobile this weekend has allowed him to stand once again on the decks of the USS Indianapolis, the ship whose sinking in 1945 plunged ...

A man whose uncle died while aboard the USS Indianapolis during World War II is searching for 12 Colorado families who survived or were lost at sea when the warship was torpedoed and sunk in 1945.