Uss indianapolis
... The story of the sinking of The USS Indianapolis is ridden with confusion and controversy. ... The attempted cover up by the US Navy made the sinking of The USS Indianapolis the most controversial event in US Naval history. The USS Indianapolis was a 9,800-ton Portland class heavy cruiser. ... Shortly after midnight on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis had six torpedoes launched at it by an I-58, a Japanese submarine. ... The USS Indianapolis sunk in twelve minutes. ... On route to the USS Indianapolis, the plane passed over another ship and requested help. ... After the USS Indianapolis sunk, the US Navy waited two weeks to release the news of it. ... In around two weeks, the Navy had put together a court case and had decided to press charges against the captain of the USS Indianapolis, Captain McVay. ... At the trial, the captain of the Japanese I-58, the submarine that sank the USS Indianapolis, said he could have sunk the ship even if it had been zigzagging. ... For example, the US knew that there were submarines within range of the path of the USS Indianapolis.