An Exclusive First Look Inside USS Indianapolis Wreckage Underwater | TODAY

[@ailleananaithnid2566]

The aftermath of the Indianapolis’s sinking is one of the most shameful chapters in US Naval history. The scapegoating of McVay was an outrage. So many survivors who might have been rescued died as a result of military incompetence (and red tape).

[@MF_YOUTUBE]

Even the commander of the sub that sunk the USS Indianapolis testified in behalf of McVay, exonerating him.

[@jmanieri3651]

The Navy disrespected every one of the dead by not accepting their blame. The death of Charles B. McVay rests firmly on their shoulders.

[@justintime1343]

"Exonerating him",@@MF_KZbin? Actually, McVay was court-marshaled and convicted after Hashimoto's testimony, only to be exonerated by President Clinton and the U.S. Congress 32 years after McVay's suicide.

[@654Crossman]

I never knew how expendable I was as a sailor, till I had health issues. I had an exemplary record and still received an OTH, when I tried to fix my issues on my own. I curse the Navy, to this day. I was told we had honor, courage, and commitment. I saw none of those things from my command, during my short term. I always thought it'd be different if it was 1945. This story proves it was no different, back then. I'm still proud to be a sailor. I'm still shocked that I was counted for dead, over a mental break. I just wanted to help people and learn to be a man.

[@daltongalloway]

@@654Crossmannot everyone is built to be a sailor boy. We can’t hold your hand the whole time

[@easyenetwork2023]

An old seamen, a survivor of this wreckage, witnessed some of the horrors of that week. He moved to New England and later helped a small town sheriff and scientists hunt down some big sharks.

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

And was eventually eaten alive by a Great White shark

[@rapman5791]

I got to see that man retell that story In amazing detail one night. His description was both eerie and haunting.

[@DoNotTredOnMe]

This was no boat accident 🦈

[@axidhaus]

That’s Jaws

[@marioolschewski8665]

The remains look in good conditions after this long time. Colour and markings look very clear. R.I.P. Crew of USS Indianapolis. Greetings from Germany

[@TheAbderaman]

like the bismarck there is probably human remains inside , nearly all the ships who sunk at the time of this horrible war are filled with dead bodies and still visible even now , and many wrecks still not explored now like the uss gambier bay who sunk in philippines trench at 7000m deep , a thos extreme deeps the ships remains nearly perfectly conserved

[@hawaiianprestigecars8493]

abderaman alzemouri not a chance, the bones dissolved over the last 60 years + Micro bacteria eat them up entirely

[@folkestender2025]

​@@hawaiianprestigecars8493 Oh no, bones are not necessarily dissolved, look at here. This is a video of the German Cargo ship "Goya", which was torpedoed in 1945 by a Soviet submarine. On board were more than 7.000 refugees who were housed in the cargo rooms. When the ship sank, they could not leave these deep cargo rooms and drown. Only a total of 157 people could be rescued alive. The bones of the approximately 7.000 died victims are still preserved after more than 70 years. But beware, this video is not good for faint-hearted: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5Ssd36kqLWgiK8

[@Bingus2255]

Folke Stender is a good video but its not exactly recent that video was filmed in 2003

[@folkestender2025]

@@Bingus2255 Well, if the bones were there in 2003 for 57 years without dissipating, they will still be there after another 17 years. But in this areas off the Polish coast you may no longer dive and fishing today. The areas are marked in nautical charts as restricted areas (war graves).

[@_nora]

RIP to those lost on the USS Indianapolis. You are not forgotten.

[@l0r3nz0rm]

fully agree on remembering the victims of the ship Indianapolis. but without forgetting the casualties that have also been caused by the use of that vessel. or rather what they carried.

[@raytunnicliff6999]

Read the story on the Indy and was honored to have one of the survivors, Edgar Harrell USMC, sign my book. My dad served on USS Albemarle AV5 from 42-46. God bless all of them. RIP

[@brianb6140]

My dad served on the Albemarle as well from 42-45

[@danb6838]

Paul Allen was a "cool" billionaire! He did stuff like this with his fortune! He was one of the few people who you could actually say "it's good to see the right people win" and mean it! RIP Paul!

[@dwad3ify]

I think he part of that whole... “Yale” thing

[@itbelikethat-]

Yes but let’s see his card

[@humphreygruntwhistle3946]

Some billionaires do stuff for recognition and say “look what I did” to the rest of the world.

[@barrywentworth4472]

The Seattle Seahawks became Super Bowl winners under his ownership. He was a guitar player & opened the Jimi Hendrix museum in Seattle also.

[@ralphmcnabb9880]

R.I.P. Uncle Thomas McNabb, Jr. F2,18 yrs old from Michigan, LAS, Final sailing, USS Indianapolis

[@tres9007]

The USS Indianapolis movie's ending stated that the wreck was never found. A year after the film was released, it's finally discovered!

[@robertlucido3686]

I know it's remarkable

[@theroldan8675]

those antifa sharks are HEROS!!!

[@mrredacted85]

@@theroldan8675 dafaq?

[@dreamcatcherjulie1]

Just watched the movie today.

[@johnmagill7714]

About 300 of the 1,196 men on board either died in the initial attack or were trapped belowdecks and drowned when compartments were sealed in an effort to prevent sinking. The remainder of the crew, about 900 men, were able to abandon ship. Some were left floating in the water, many without lifeboats, until the rescue of 316 survivors was completed four days (100 hours) later. Because of Navy protocol regarding secret missions, the ship was not reported "overdue" and the rescue came only after survivors were spotted by pilot Lieutenant Wilber (Chuck) Gwinn and co-pilot Lieutenant Warren Colwell on a routine patrol flight. Of those who did abandon ship, most casualties were due to injuries sustained aboard the ship, dehydration, exhaustion, drinking salt water and shark attacks.[3] The seas had been moderate, but visibility was not good. Indianapolis had been steaming at 15.7 knots (29.1 km/h). When the ship did not reach Leyte on the 31st, as scheduled, no report was made that she was overdue. This omission was officially recorded later as "due to a misunderstanding of the Movement Report System". Captain McVay was wounded but survived, and was among those rescued. He repeatedly asked the Navy why it took four days to rescue his men but never received an answer. The Navy long claimed that SOS messages were never received because the ship was operating under a policy of radio silence; declassified records show that three SOS messages were received separately, but none were acted upon because one commander was drunk, another thought it was a Japanese ruse, and the third had given orders not to be disturbed. After a Navy Court of Inquiry recommended that McVay be court-martialed for the loss of Indianapolis, Admiral Chester Nimitz disagreed and instead issued the captain a letter of reprimand. Admiral Ernest King overturned Nimitz's decision and recommended a court-martial, which Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal later convened. McVay was charged with failing to zigzag and failure to order abandon ship in a timely manner. He was convicted on the former. Prior knowledge of Japanese submarines being identified in the area was withheld from the court and from McVay, prior to sailing, as well. Following McVay's conviction for hazarding Indianapolis by failing to zigzag, Admiral King recommended setting aside the punishment. Hashimoto, the Japanese submarine commander who had sunk Indianapolis, was on record as describing visibility at the time as fair, which is corroborated by the fact that he was able to target and sink Indianapolis in the first place. He also testified that zigzagging would not have made a difference, as he would have still sunk Indianapolis due to being in such a good position to do so. American submarine experts testified that "zigzagging" was a technique of negligible value in eluding enemy submarines. Hashimoto also testified to this effect. Despite that testimony, the official ruling was that visibility was good, and the court held McVay responsible for failing to zigzag. An additional point of controversy is evidence that the admirals in the United States Navy were primarily responsible for placing the ship in harm's way. For instance, McVay requested a destroyer escort for Indianapolis, but his request was denied because the priority for destroyers at the time was escorting transports to Okinawa and picking up aircrew downed in B-29 raids on Japan. Also, naval command assumed McVay's route would be safe at that point in the war. Many ships, including most destroyers, were equipped with submarine detection equipment, but Indianapolis was not, which casts the decision to deny McVay's request for an escort as military incompetence. On July 24, 1945, just six days prior to the sinking of Indianapolis, the destroyer Underhill had been attacked and sunk in the area by Japanese submarines. But Captain McVay was never informed of this event and several others in part due to issues of classified intelligence. Captain McVay was warned of the potential presence of Japanese subs, but not of the actual confirmed activity. Although about 380 ships of the U.S. Navy were lost in combat in World War II, Captain McVay was the only captain to be court-martialed for the loss of his ship. It was widely felt that he had been a fall guy for the Navy. The conviction effectively ended McVay's career as he lost seniority, although the sentence was overturned by Secretary James Forrestal owing to McVay's bravery prior to the sinking, and McVay was finally promoted to rear admiral when he retired from the navy in 1949, although he apparently never got over his treatment. In his book Abandon Ship, author Richard F. Newcomb posits a motive for Admiral King's ordering McVay's court-martial. According to Captain McVay III's father, Admiral Charles B. McVay Jr., "'King never forgot a grudge". King had been a junior officer under the command of McVay's father when King and other officers snuck some women aboard a ship. Admiral McVay had a letter of reprimand placed in King's record for that. "Now," he raged, "King's used [my son] to get back at me. On November 6, 1968, McVay took his own life by shooting himself at his home in Litchfield, Connecticut. He used a Colt pistol, an Officer's Model Target 38 Special. It was manufactured in 1906 and was not issued to the US Navy despite what the name could lead some to believe, according to the USS Indianapolis Legacy Organization. Commonly this pistol has been referred to as McVay's service pistol, which it was not. There is another myth, that he was holding in his hand a toy sailor he had received as a boy for a good luck charm. This is also untrue, as police reports obtained by the Legacy Organization do not mention this nor show any other objects in the pictures aside from his pistol.[16] He was found on his back porch by his gardener. Though a note was not left, McVay was known by those close to him to have suffered from loneliness, particularly after losing his wife to cancer in 1961. Captain McVay also struggled throughout his life from the impact of vitriolic letters and phone calls he periodically received from grief-stricken relatives of dead crewmen who served aboard Indianapolis. USS Indianapolis survivors organized, and many spent years attempting to clear their skipper's name. Many people, from McVay's son Charles McVay IV (1925-2012) to author Dan Kurzman, who chronicled the Indianapolis incident in Fatal Voyage, to members of Congress, long believed McVay was unfairly convicted. Paul Murphy, president of the USS Indianapolis Survivors Organization, said: "Captain McVay's court-martial was simply to divert attention from the terrible loss of life caused by procedural mistakes which never alerted anyone that we were missing." Over fifty years after the incident, a 12-year-old student in Pensacola, Florida, Hunter Scott, was instrumental in raising awareness of the miscarriage of justice carried out at the captain's court-martial. As part of a school project for the National History Day program, the young man interviewed nearly 150 survivors of the Indianapolis sinking and reviewed 800 documents. His testimony before the U.S. Congress brought national attention to the situation. In October 2000, the United States Congress passed a Sense of Congress resolution that McVay's record should reflect that "he is exonerated for the loss of the USS Indianapolis." President Clinton also signed the resolution. Commander Hashimoto died five days before the exoneration (on 25 October). In May 2001, Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England ordered Captain William Toti, former commanding officer of USS Indianapolis (SSN-697), to enter the Sense of Congress resolution into McVay's official Navy personnel record. Captain McVay's awards. Silver Star Bronze Star Purple Heart Navy Unit Commendation Navy Expeditionary Medal World War I Victory Medal China Service Medal Bronze star American Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star American Campaign Medal Bronze star European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze service star Bronze Star Bronze, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze service stars World War II Victory Medal

[@felixcat9318]

These video images are absolutely crystal clear and their clarity is remarkable, and I can only imagine what it was like for the elderly survivor to now see his ship, from which he escaped as it sank in minutes after being twice torpedoed! To see that strong, handsome young man looking into the camera after his rescue, and to see his present, elderly self brings to mind the lives of his shipmates and the others aboard whom never lived to become elderly gentlemen! That ship's secret mission helped to bring about the total surrender of Japan, which saved countless American and allied lives!

[@davidklaus8639]

"See a shark, he got lifeless eyes, black as coal, kinda like a dolls eyes. When he swims at ya, he don't seem to be livin', til he bites ya. Then the water turns red and there's all that high pitched screamin' No sir chiefy, I'll never put on a life jacket again." Robert Shaw from the movie, "Jaws."

[@bloodtimemaximusfullthrott226]

David Klaus dude you butchered that. Watch the movie and quote correctly if you’re gonna do so. That’s just dumb

[@JBaked]

@@bloodtimemaximusfullthrott226 lol

[@charleswheatley3897]

Rather hear the story of Mary Lee....

[@secretagentviper8382]

Anyone that has flown short flights knows how far 18000 ft is. Those depths in the ocean seem unbelievable that the ocean is that deep, nevermind finding a ship down there

[@sirboomsalot4902]

That ship is in amazing condition, most of the paint is even still there

[@tonytrotta9322]

USS Indianapolis CA 35 should have had a destroyer to escort her especially since a ship was torpedoed there a few weeks earlier and sunk. My dad who passed in 2017 at 92 was on the Heavy Cruiser USS Louisville CA 28 from 1943-46 and she was hit by kamikaze in Lingayen Gulf in Jan. 1945 with the loss of 51 sailors and Rear Admiral Theodore Chandler and over 150 men wounded. The USS Louisville completed bombardment assignment was escorted back to Mare Island for repairs. You need a destroyer to track and sink those subs. God bless our service men and women - past and present!

[@Scratchingforcash]

Thanks for your Dads service.

[@orioles2276]

tony trotta i think they wanted it to be by itself because if a japanese sub saw it or any enemy vessel spotted it it would look like something important is there

[@orioles2276]

also i think they’d never think that’d ever happen or if a sinking did happen they could abound on ship or tell the naval base they sunk but they couldn’t because it sunk so fast

[@stanjon7]

@@orioles2276 I remember reading a book about the Indy. I remember the book said it was lightly armored compared to other ships but that also made it faster. I believe it was sent on a mission to carry certain components for what would become the nuclear bombs. It was on its way back from that solo mission when the attack happened. But it’s been about 10 years since I read the book so feel free to verify the authenticity of that info lol

[@lil18thletterking77]

@@stanjon7 that's pretty much how the movie portrayed it

[@MichaelCasanovaMusic]

"Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into our side, Chief."

[@donaldstone540]

MichaelCasanovaMusic "we were comin back from the island of Tinian to Layte...just delivered the bomb...the Hiroshima bomb."

[@SkyScourgeGod]

"1100 men went into the water... vessel went down in 12 minutes."

[@harryzimmerman7991]

"Didn't see the first shark for half an hour....Tiger....13 footer, you know how you know that in the water, Chief? You can tell from the dorsal to the tail."

[@8qtip5]

Thursday mornin', Chief, I bumped into a friend of mine, Herbie Robinson from Cleveland. Baseball player. Boson's mate. I thought he was asleep. I reached over to wake him up. He bobbed up, down in the water, he was like a kinda top. Upended. Well, he'd been bitten in half below the waist.

[@elainedelabar7239]

My great uncle was on that ship

[@kurtsherrick2066]

Mcvay was recently given his Honorary place back to where it should be. He was convicted because the politicians has to find a escape goat for the tragedy. The Japanese Submarine Captain testified in the Court Marshal that the Ship was his no mater what evasive maneuvers the Captain McVay did. They convicted Mcvay anyway. After Court he approached the Japanese Submarine Captain and asked him was there anything I could do that would have kept you from hitting my ship?" The Submarine Captain said "no". Mcvay returned to his home and on his wife's Burial day he went home and shot hisself. His family and the Japanese Captain worked years and years to set the record straight.

[@american4697]

We saw the movie.

[@johnmagill3072]

Pretty sad when your former enemy, the man who sunk your ship, cares for you and your crew, was willing to come forward to do the right thing, more than your own govt.

[@kurtsherrick2066]

@@johnmagill3072 What the Government did to Mcvay was despicable and shameful. He took material for the Bombs without any escort. Before the mission the Indianapolis was always part of a battle group and had been Kamikazed and involved in numerous Engagements and was a ship of heroes. After Mcvay and his crew delivered the bombs basically the Navy did give the ship escorts and the Torpedo happened as the ship was going into a fog bank which would have made it impossible for a torpedo to be shot at the Great Ship. McVay was a great Captain and he deserved Medals not a Court Marshal. Politicians always find fault in anyone but themselves and used McVay as escape goat. Praise God they finally made it right but it took decades for that to happen. I suggest watching the Movie that had come out a couple of years ago. McVay I believe wished he went down with his ship. My dad taught me about the Indianapolis when I was a kid and a few years later Jaws came out and educated the World about the great ship and illustrated what the men went through for four day's. My dad was in the Atlantic on a Destroyer for two years and a PT Boat in the Pacific for two year's. He was at Okinawa and other engagements and was getting ready for the Invasion of Japan. Thanks to McVay and his brave crew the Bombs we're delivered and possibly saving my dad's life and a couple of million like him. He was in the Occupation of Japan and said there was enough Arms and food to sustain a long and bloody defense for a couple of years. Those Bombs saved millions of lives.

[@lancer525]

Folks, the term is "scapegoat"... One word. Not two, and there's nothing in it about escaping.

[@kurtsherrick2066]

@@lancer525 Thank you the spelling Police. Maybe you should look at the content. Remember that next time you make a error and you will. Have a great day!

[@corradoparris9679]

In memory of all who passed on the U.S.S Indianapolis and to Robert Shaw’s dedication in the movie Jaws…R.I.P.🙏🙏🙏

[@jmanieri3651]

RIP Charles B. McVay III. An honorable man who became the scapegoat for the navy. A hero who would’ve given his life for a country that threw him under the bus.

[@l0r3nz0rm]

in my personal opinion the heroes were those people affected by the two atomic bombs who were forced to live with the consequences of the effects due to the nuclear explosion. American sailors were victims of the choices made by those sitting at the table. is once back home .. forgotten by the same government that had used them

[@Birdsarentreal529]

​@@l0r3nz0rm WOW. You really hate the US, dontcha?

[@doctorgarbonzo2525]

US Navy should be ashamed, How they mishandled this, No Escort ,search & rescue 5 days later! & then Court Marshall Mc Vay, Pres Clinton would exhonorate Mc Vay during his adminst

[@BandenLoyd]

Lol they used world of warships for animations

[@terrorgheist4755]

0:40 why is there the japanese flag on the ship?

[@anibalcesarnishizk2205]

Terrorgheist It stands for shot down japanese aircraft.

[@MJLeger-tz4so]

TODAY, with graphics, simulators, Photoshop and all the technical amenities they have today, it can be difficult to judge between them and reality! But we know and can tell often!

[@exmaarmaca]

They could have used an Azur Lane animation of Indianapolis going down, at least WOW looks nice.

[@rakeshswami1099]

Its silent hunter 5

[@jesterd14]

The Navy really went after the Skipper of the Indianapolis to cover up the tragedy. They even brought the Skipper of the Japanese submarine that sank the Indy to his court martial. They were trying to hold the Skipper to Dereliction of Duty for not zig-zagging. The Japanese Captain was asked "How many ships did you sink during the war?" He answered "33". Then they asked "How many were zig-zagging?" He answered "32" and explained patiently that zig-zagging was not effective, all it did was take a few more minutes to determine the course and range of the target. Even American submarine Captain's said the same thing.

[@mikedup5399]

That’s truly a shame! As if he knowingly put his men and ship at risk....the worst naval loss in US History, survived days getting attacked by sharks, suffering from dehydration, and over 800 soldiers lost their lives. He then is being court marshaled for something he couldn’t have avoided.

[@DevinEMILE]

Only time zig zagging worked was In shallow areas or when time was of the essence for the submarine. Other then that in open waters and a loan ship. Wouldn’t be hard to lie in wait

[@mitchellucchino2078]

A middle schooler a few decades later did a project and interviewed survivors and the Japanese captain, kid was able to prove McVay did nothing wrong, some kid did what a military tribunal couldnt do

[@nightowl5475]

That incredible!

[@nightowl5475]

@@mikedup5399 That is truly horrific what the navy did to that poor man. And the funny thing about the whole thing was, nobody was blaming anyone for the tragedy! That was just part and parcel of war.

[@markponn6260]

RIP Crew of USS Indianapolis

[@mansondelacy]

They used simulation from wows. I love that game and the Indi is my favorite. May all those lost in the sinking who pulled up anchor, let loose the bonds of the earth, and sailed into eternity... Rest In Peace.

[@TheUnboxer073]

Pretty much..

[@Nobsac]

It's not a Indi game, but yeah they used a World of Warships Sim

[@thegreyghost5846]

MagmaticPeak Indi is the Indianapolis's nickname

[@rocketassistedgoat1079]

There's a Portland class? Currently, even in spite of the thin armour; the Pensacola's my favourite ship. But I'm playing the console version, so many ships are missing.

[@barsoom43]

The ship's bell should be salvaged and sent to Annapolis ..

[@memey5308]

I don't think it can be touched as it's a war grave

[@leeobrien9701]

@@nobodyobv I think they done it with the hood because it was the flagship of the British fleet in ww2 and the biggest ships in the fleet as well I might be mistaken tho I don't know

[@johnemerson1363]

NO! Three hundred men OWN that bell. It is theirs.

[@barsoom43]

@@johnemerson1363 Maybe... Who owned the Colt Model 1892 pistol that Teddy Roosevelt carried up San Juan Hill? Teddy or the men who went down with the USS Maine? If they salvaged the Indy Bell and rang it every year at graduation ceremony, those men and their sacrifice would be remembered on an annual basis. BTW, a few years ago I met one of the survivors of the Indy. He was part of the Marine contingent. I have one of his books and we spent some time at his home relating our wartime experiences.

[@danor6812]

They normally do bring up a ships bell. Then place them at the memorial for that ship. I don't know why they haven't with the Indy yet. Unless it's because the submersible they are using only has cameras on it.

[@maryw3989]

All my dad ever said about my uncle Bob was that he died in WWII, it would be many years later that I would discover on my own that my uncle Bob was a young Navy Sailor who was on board the USS Indianapolis. My dad was also in the Navy serving his country at the same time in the South Pacific.

[@klipsfilmsmelbourne]

the turret of the cruiser is in good shape in the water

[@kaizermierkrazy6886]

It's accually a heavy cruiser if you want to be super exact

[@DougRichardson-ge6dv]

My father saw the USS Indianapolis torpedoed and was not allowed to rescue the survivors for three days, dad was on the bridge of the number 595 USS lang the first.

[@jaredross57]

The Jaws monologue is one of the best in the history of cinema.

[@pamshewan9181]

“You know who I am and What I do”. “This is a Bad Fish”

[@sirboomsalot4902]

1:17 LOL they used the WoWs animation?

[@superrandom2438]

bruh

[@Mrmidknight-yx9pg]

I mean they do got good models

[@spreadeagled5654]

Thanks to a 6th grade student, Hunter Scott, doing a school research project in 1996, Captain Charles McVay was posthumously exonerated of all wrong doing by the Navy in July, 2001. 👍👏🇺🇸

[@annaairbright2798]

Just read about Hunter Scott - what a star. The family of Capt. McVay have a great deal to thank him for. It was obvious McVay was made a scapegoat to cover up the failings of the Navy heirarchy. To learn that McVay suffered phone calls and letters of vitriol over many years, blaming him, is appalling. Even Hashimoto gave evidence at his trial in respect as one Captain to another. Only now, as records become declassified, do we learn the true events of our war history......hundreds of can of worms will come to light!

[@billywebb696]

I was a flight simulator instructor at NAS Whiting Field... Hunter was one of my students. He is now a Navy Helicopter pilot

[@briancrawford7981]

President Bill Clinton exonerated him october 30 2000.

[@brittharms978]

THE GREATEST GENERATION FOR A REASON !!!!!!!! GOD BLESS THOSE BOYS !!!!!

[@glendoucette624]

Yeah In Jaws when Quint is reliving the horrors he experienced over 5 days before rescue truly terrifying hearing him talking about what happened.

[@charwan8286]

Salute and respect to the greatest generation

[@kenzeier2943]

I just finished a second book on the USS Indianapolis and this video was amazing I recognize the three guns from photos and it’s a good discoveryThat they found it it’s like it happened yesterday seeing the ship

[@butterfliesarefreetofly6964]

My grandfather was one of the few Native Americans on the ship. His body was never found. Rest in paradise Seaman 2nd class Vincent Fast Horse. Oglala Lakota💜

[@tonytrotta9322]

The ship shown at the 43 sec mark is a destroyer not the USS Indianapolis CA 35. The Indianapolis set a speed record which stands today 74 1/2 hours from Mare Island to Hawaii with an average speed of 29 knots.

[@robharding4028]

The Indianapolis is a mile deeper than the Titanic ! She is in remarkable condition, to say she has been at the bottom of the north pacific for so long, God bless all those brave seamen who lost their lives that day, Your resting place will be visited many more time I'm sure.,and so it should be, You may be gone, But you wont be forgotten. Well done To Mr Paul Allen, for his great work.and enthusiasm, You can tell , he wanted to do something with his money, In respect of those long lost ships such as the Indianapolis.and pay his respects to those lost sailors.

[@mikestrick30]

Amazing that the rifling in the barrels still look that good.

[@_bradhope]

It was actually 317 people that survived. Which ironically is the area code to Indiana’s state capital, Indianapolis.

[@stellertonybeller1972]

Kudos to Spielberg for telling us the story of the Indianapolis in the movie JAWS .

[@larry3034]

This tragedy has remained in my heart for decades. These men suffer horribly. God Bless their SOULS.❤❤❤

[@thewildqueen4976]

R.I.P USS Indianapolis. Salutations from Indiana

[@SG-fm9wd]

I just learned about this ship in an assembly yesterday, got to see the Grandson of one of the survivors who died in 2004 and found out there is only one survivor left! All in one day

[@bobrunge7594]

My brother's wife's brother was a new Ensign that was one of the 300 some odd survivors.Harlen Twible...…... He passed away last year. I was fortunate to e living in Florida and was able to attend his services and give my family's final respects.

[@caydenlewis3518]

Bob Runge My great great uncle, passed away many years ago, joined illegally at the age of 17 so he could serve his nation. He survived, traumatized, but in debt to God. We don’t know what the fake name was, but the real name was Harold.

[@DougRichardson-ge6dv]

My great grandfather is admiral Pratt and is still on the bridge of the USS Indianapolis in the med, my father saw the USS Indianapolis torpedoed and was not allowed to rescue the survivors for three days.

[@robert2628]

my uncle Ricardo was on The Indianapolis when it was torpedoed. he survived.

[@christinaweaver9236]

rest in peace George horvath

[@paulmoss7940]

I knew a survivor , Ralph W. Smith. He didn't talk about it, but I could hear him having nightmares. He died naturally 20 years ago . RIP Ralph.

[@haynes1776]

300 survivors out of 1200 of her crew. Sharks took the rest. Very tragic story.

[@haynes1776]

@@I_Am_Monad yeah. Just makes it more tragic.

[@robertyoung3992]

@@I_Am_Monad and hypernatremia too much salt intake

[@robertyoung3992]

minus the 300 that were killed when the ship was torpedoed

[@andyfriederichsen]

The accounts from the survivors disagree. In fact, the survivors were far more worried about dehydration than shark attacks.

[@nocalsteve]

The maximum estimate is that about 150 were killed by sharks, most died from injury, dehydration, hypernatremia, exhaustion, and drowning.

[@ohwell22]

These are the real genuine heroes from a real war, not created wars in Middle East, No. Africa, Afghanistan, Ukraine, etc.

[@LeopardGeckoFry]

What ever happens to this story? We were told they would have more footage in a few weeks and then never heard from anyone about it again

[@TheAndre409]

RIP TO THESE BRAVE MEN 🙏

[@ernshaw78]

I wish a few parts could be taken out so we could build a memorial on land and have some visual connection to the brave men who went down with the ship.

[@alaskanyeti907]

Remeber: they only found the survivors by accident, the Navy still hadn't realized they had lost a Portland class cruiser when a recon plane stumbled upon her oil slick.

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

Reminds me of Quints story of the Indianapolis in the movie Jaws.

[@turk4824]

Harold 'joe' Shecterle,Colrain MA(Western) Worked several jobs w/Joe shec,never a word of his USS Indy experience. A humble hero.

[@TanoRecordsSports]

0:41 the old flag of Japanese??? I thought this shipwreck belongs to US?

[@axl1632]

Must be a Killmark for a ship or submarine sunk.

[@thomasmcdaniel6264]

Moral of the story? Everybody wants a scapegoat! Salute...Captain McVay

[@aprilleerose]

“Little Boy” finally did its job though! For the boys of The Indianapolis!

[@matta.5363]

Keeping the location a secret is an insult to every other soldier who fought in WW2. Americans have a right to know where their fallen soldiers are laid, and to honor that place, especially the families of those sailors who died while serving on the USS Indianapolis.

[@SaveDaLastZombie]

It's not like people can just build much less afford a submersible to down & visit the wreckage.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Is that how the remaining WW2 vets feel, that it's an insult to keep the exact coordinates a secret? I wouldn't want the spot where the Indianapolis was torpedoed to become a tourist attraction, which it could become.

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

If not it would be like the Titanic with paid submersibles going down, then souvenirs hunter's. Plus, I think it was the survivor's families that requested this.

[@joespinella7773]

This aged well after this past week

[@BigLisaFan]

If it became known, it runs the risk of being scavenged for the steel like HMS Prince of Wales and other ships have suffered recently.

[@daltonroller2998]

I like how they used the Indianapolis from World of Warships as a demonstration. It’s a good game

[@TheGeezzer]

R.I.P. Crew of U.S.S Indianapolis. 🌼

[@wadewilson8011]

"See Hooper that's the USS Indianapolis." "What happened?" "Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into our side Chief..." -JAWS.

[@anibalcesarnishizk2205]

At 18k foot sea trench water pressure is high but watch the guns and the whole structure don´t get crushed.Just watch the bell,it remains untouched.The steel the ship was made of was good.

[@Lokiwho]

The pressure is equalized when it's flooded.

[@timlewis9873]

American steel.

[@justmedontknowdoyou7860]

Also has to have air/liquid in some sort of container to be crushable. That's why a crippled submarine INPLODES .

[@richp4373]

An incredible story

[@сергей163]

Читал книгу про Индианаполис-моряков жалко,действительно тот самый момент когда живые могут позавидовать мертвым,без воды и еды,потерянные посреди океана и никакой надежды на спасение,а кругом только океан и стаи голодных акул...

[@pentameteriamb6196]

Charles Butler McVay was the first and only person to ever be court martialed for the loss of a ship. Richard F. Newcomb's book "Abandon Ship" highlights a motive why Admiral Ernest Joseph King court martialed Charles McVay. When King was a junior officer he was reprimanded by McVay's father for smuggling women on a ship. King, as the author highlights, never forgot a grudge. This was his chance to even the score. Admiral Chester Nimitz was only going to give McVay a reprimand. Also C.B.McVay wondered why it took so long-4 days-before anything happened. The mission was so secret that nobody missed the ship. Bill Clinton exonerated captain McVay many years later.

[@anibalcesarnishizk2205]

Thanks for the information.

[@janelleallen5168]

At 1:50 I can save these two men talking after the wreck. I would be scared shitless to even talk to a single sou!. I would still be scared of what just happened to myself. God bless everybody on There. R.I.P to all of the people on that ship

[@TheVanguard333]

RIP from Australia

[@dondidykes6664]

It tearable tthat they where left in the water for so long

[@MJLeger-tz4so]

I hope as they are exploring, they remember, that wreck is the graves of many men, some of whom were at sea 4 days, drifting and getting eaten by sharks besides those who went down with the ship. RIP to all of those sad brave souls!

[@johnsepulveda443]

may these Sailer s all rest in peace

[@jimtabor180]

What they did to Captain McVay was beyond a crime.

[@stevenmc56]

My uncle was on that ship he lived but spent a while in the water sad stories he used to tell us

[@ZER-ek5gq]

What's his name?

[@stevenmc56]

Harold shecktetly can't spell it right

[@stevenmc56]

Harold schechterle

[@ZER-ek5gq]

@@stevenmc56 and what is his birth date

[@stevenmc56]

I don't know but I talk to his son my cuzen so i can find out

[@Tayd0g]

I wonder why a Japanese Imperial flag is on the ship at 0:39 Perhaps placed there because a flak gun positioned around that area shot down an airplane and the crew wanted to mark it?

[@ajg5138]

I believe that is the exact reason.

[@twistedmofo_22]

This was like the scene in Titanic when he shows old Rose the wreckage

[@willieleefrancis8091]

USS Indianapolis CA-35, heavy cruiser.

[@robertyoung3992]

Portland Class Heavy Cruiser to be exact

[@aaronobryan4295]

This is haunting

[@DoNotTredOnMe]

Drive 3½ miles. Now imagine going that deep in the ocean. 🤯

[@iancorley1330]

Pity the Titanic, although not a war grave was and is still a grave site , but has been desecrated by grave robbers for its artifacts.

[@EnterpriseXI]

Robert Ballard says his one regret was not keeping Titanic's location a Secret

[@Maniac61675]

No clown, the artifacts has been preserved because down there they have been lost completely because the ship is deteriorating.

[@jeeplord4067]

The animation they showed has better CGI than the movie.

[@vermillion7196]

1:17 they used world of warships

[@durandol]

It's okay I-58, Portland just wants to.. talk.

[@robertlucido3686]

When I first saw the USS Indianapolis, I thought the Indianapolis looked similar in design to the first and only ship Bismarck sank, H.M.S. Hood only younger than the Hood

[@rapman5791]

Did anyone notice at the :41 second mark, there is a Japanese rising sun sticker on the bulkhead. That was indicative of shooting down a Japanese plane, more than likely from a kamikaze attack in the South Pacific during the last year. The irony is massive in this particular shot.

[@firstdenofearth]

Let's hope it stays that way.

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

One mile deeper than the Titanic?!

[@justmedontknowdoyou7860]

My Bad..You are correct

[@Geojr815]

I know enough about WW2 history that, if WW3 kicks off; I am definitely fighting on land rather than in the Pacific

[@billofrightsamend4]

My Great Aunt lost her husband on that ship. He was a fireman. After it's sinking people would tell her, "We thought we saw Winston in this Cafe, he was ordering a cup of joe." That is what he called a cup of coffee. "I'll have a cup of joe," he'd say.She would go to the cafe and look. People we're constantly seeing a man that looked like him, and she would always go investigate, to make sure it wasn't him. She did this for years. She didn't have a body, so she had no closure. He is the love of her life, and I know they are together. Oddly there's people on the Titanic with the same surnames, his name and her maiden name.

[@Bella-zq6nb]

God Bless them all R I P

[@TheRetirednavy92]

After the vultures went to titanic, never tell where it is

[@amandabonanza]

God Bless The Victims ❤

[@uspalcatraz4355]

The skipper was Jonas Grumby.

[@gmr7494]

It is way down there

[@anibalcesarnishizk2205]

Although, the Japanese didn't use their subs skillfully as the Germans did; they scored remarkable hits,eg:USS YORKTOWN,USS WASP and the USS LISCOME BAY.The Japanese should have focused more on transports instead of warships.By the way, the torpedoes were awesome.

[@robertevans8126]

Nice one, thanks :)

[@MelloGee33]

Robert Shaw brought me here. 😎👍

[@AlanpittsS2a]

Good that she delivered her cargo first or the war may have drug on longer.

[@exmaarmaca]

Sad Portland noises*

[@isaacpark90s]

F for indy chan

[@zippymo672]

At 00:40 did I see an 'Empire of Japan' logo?

[@churchowl3052]

Zippy Mo the crew would paint them when a Japanese plane was shot down