• 1945 – World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen.
• For other ships of the same name, see USS Indianapolis.

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  Indianapolis at Pearl Harbor in 1937
  Career (United States)
  Name:	USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
  Laid down:	31 March 1930
  Launched:	7 November 1931
  Commissioned:	15 November 1932
  Honors and awards:	10 Battle Stars
  Fate:	Torpedoed and sunk on 30 July 1945 byJapanese submarine I-58. About 900 of the 1,196 crewmen aboard initially survived; by the time they were rescued, only 321 remained, four of whom soon died.
  General characteristics
  Class & type:	Portland class heavy cruiser
  Displacement:	9,800 long tons (10,000 t)
  Length:	610 ft (190 m)
  Beam:	66 ft (20 m)
  Draft:	17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
  Propulsion:	8 × White-Foster boilers, single reduction geared turbines, 107,000 shp (80,000 kW)
  Speed:	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
  Complement:	629 officers and enlisted (peace), 1,269 officers and men (wartime)
  Armament:	9 × 8 in (200 mm)/55 cal guns (3x3) 8 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 cal AA guns 8 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
  Aircraft carried:	2 × OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes

  USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was aPortland class heavy cruiser of theUnited States Navy. She was named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.

  She was flagship for Admiral Raymond Spruance while he commanded the Fifth Fleet in battles across the Central Pacific. Her sinking led to the greatest single loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy. On 30 July 1945, after delivering parts for the first atomic bomb to the United States air base at Tinian, the ship was torpedoed by theImperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58, sinking in 12 minutes. Of 1,196 crewmen aboard, approximately 300went down with the ship.

  The remaining 900 faced exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning, and shark attackswhile floating with few lifeboats and almost no food or water. The Navy learned of the sinking when survivors were spotted four days later by the crew of a PV-1 Ventura on routine patrol. Only 317 survived. 

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