Researchers have found the wreckage of the US warship Indianapolis, which was sunk by a Japanese submarine towards the end of World War ll, leading to the greatest single loss of life at sea in the history of the US Navy.
The USS Indianapolis was discovered on Friday more than 18,000 feet (5.5 kilometers) below the surface of the Pacific Ocean somewhere in the Philippine Sea, the US Navy said on Saturday.
The heavy cruiser was returning from its secret mission to deliver enriched uranium and other parts for the nuclear bomb that would soon be dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima when it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the North Pacific Ocean on July 30, 1945.
The battleship was carrying 1,196 sailors and crew members when it sunk in 12 minutes, leading to the death of 879 of its crew.
The ship’s rapid sinking and the lack of a distress call meant the ship’s location had long been a mystery.
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