The Us S Indianapolis

The us s indianapolis is most known for its crews horrifying wait for rescue after being torpedoed following a secret mission at the end of world war two. It started out as a peace time vessel before being active in the pacific for much of the war, participating in multiple combat engagements and earning ten battle stars before its destruction. The new york shipbuilding company laid its keel an cameden new jersey on march 30 first, 19 30. Then construction of the portland class heavy cruiser continued into 19 31. And then officially commissioned at phil delphia navy yard on november fifteenth 19 32. During its years of peace time service the us. S indianapolis