The USS Indianapolis delivered components for the atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan. On its return journey, it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Of the 1,196 crew members, only 316 survived as the ship sank rapidly. The survivors faced extreme hardship in the water without lifeboats or supplies as they were attacked by sharks in the days before being rescued. The captain was later court martialed for losing his ship, though he was exonerated in later years.

1. U.S.S. Indianapolis
By: Rufus Brenneman
&
Brandon Whitsel

2. The Ship Itself
• Was 9,800 Tons
• Built in New Jersey
• Hosted president Roosevelt on board several
times
• Operated in the Atlantic and Pacific during
peace time.

3. Picture of the Indianapolis

4. Mission of Indianapolis
• The ship carried an atomic bomb, that was
due to be dropped on Japan.
• Turn out that mission was successfully
accomplished
• After the delivery of the bomb the ship next
mission was to set up for the invasion of Japan
• To get in position the ship passed infested
water of Japanesed.

5. Mission of the Indianapolis
• Mission was very deathly unsuccessful
• Jap’s Submarine fired at ship
• Two out of five of Japan’s torpedo’s hit the
ship.
• The ship breaks into two halves
• Started to sink right after hit

6. The Crew and Such
• Out of the 1,196 men onboard only an
estimated 900 survived the torpedo hit.
• But after the survivors took the blow, they had
to deal with many other unexpected obstacles

7. Other Obstacles
• No life boats onboard
• Had flotation devises but no help do to the
massive wage
• Forcing them to drown
• Most of all the water was infested with not
only Japs, but sharks to that lead to death
from this attack.

8. The Infamous Submarine

9. Aftermath
• Captain Charles Mcvey was resuced
• Put on a court Marshall
• Due to the lost of his ship
• Was accused of not following proper
procedure

10. Aftermath cont.
• Japanese commander of the sub was a p.o.w.
• He was put to court against Mcvey
• Used it to determine if he follow the proper
procedure

11. Captin Mcvay
• The captain was found guilty
• Guilty of not following orders and losing an
American ship / soldiers

12. Credits
• quot;USS Indianapolis.quot;
Http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/history/military/uss_ind
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dianapolis/history.html>.
• quot;The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, 1945.quot; EyeWitness to History -
history through the eyes of those who lived it. 10 May 2009
<http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/indianapolis.htm>.
• quot;USN Ships--USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35).quot; Naval History and
Heritage Command. 10 May 2009
<http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-i/ca35.htm>.
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Attacks&id=770101>.