Wreckage of USS Indianapolis found

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
> Date: August 19, 2017 at 5:42:33 PM EDT
> To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior () attrition org>
> Cc: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Wreckage of USS Indianapolis found
>
> http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/19/world-war-ii-cruiser-found-uss-indianapolis-241827
>
> Wreckage of USS Indianapolis unearthed by civilian researchers
>
> By BRENT D. GRIFFITHS
>
> 08/19/2017 02:45 PM EDT
>
> A team of civilian researchers said Saturday they have found the wreckage of the USS Indianapolis, the legendary 
> World War II cruiser that was torpedoed and sunk during the final days of the war and until now was lost at sea.
>
> “To be able to honor the brave men of the USS Indianapolis and their families through the discovery of a ship that 
> played such a significant role during World War II is truly humbling," said Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist 
> Paul G. Allen, who owns the research vessel that found the wreckage, in a statement released by the Naval History and 
> Heritage Command.
>
> Attacked by a Japanese submarine in the early morning of July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis sank in just 12 minutes. 
> According to the release, only 317 sailors and marines on board survived out of a crew of over 1,000.
>
> Shortly before it sank, the Indianapolis completed a secret mission and delivered components for the first ever 
> atomic bomb to be deployed, Little Boy.
>
> The 16-person crew that discovered the wreckage will continue work in the coming weeks to survey the cruiser, now 
> located 5,500 meters below the surface, resting on the floor of the North Pacific Ocean.
>
> The research crew said it remains in close contact with U.S. Navy officials, including on how to honor the 22 crew 
> members that are still alive today and families of the deceased.



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