USS Indianapolis - Nuclear Museum

‘Then the Sharks Came’: How One Sailor Survived the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

Surviving the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

USS Indianapolis: The Legacy (Documentary) tells the fate of the World War II heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis using exclusively first-person accounts. The last crew and their families share gripping stories of kamikaze attacks, invasions, a secret mission, and ultimately a devastating torpedo attack that killed three fourths of the crew. The survivors recall the 5 days they spent floating alone in the Pacific Ocean, their miraculous rescue, and how they fought together to clear their captain's na