WI USS Indianapolis survivors were found sooner

Blair152

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August 29, 1945, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, is on her way from Guam to Leyte. She never made it. She was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-16. For four days, her survivors endured shark attacks, while
the top brass in the Philippines, didn't know where she was, and didn't care.
Out of the 1100+ that went into the water, only 930 survived, to be attacked, killed, and eaten, by sharks. Out of those 930, only 400+ were pulled out of the water when they were finally found, as it turned out, by accident. WI the USS Indianapolis survivors were found sooner?
 
The date of the sinking was actually July 29, or 30th, not sure which. As for what would happen, nothing comes to mind, except that a lower death rate might possibly save Capt. Mcvay from committing suicide in 1968. But even that is a bit of a stretch, the USN probably would still haul him over the coals.
 

Blair152

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The date of the sinking was actually July 29, or 30th, not sure which. As for what would happen, nothing comes to mind, except that a lower death rate might possibly save Capt. Mcvay from committing suicide in 1968. But even that is a bit of a stretch, the USN probably would still haul him over the coals.
Thank you. I read the book Abandon Ship! sometime back in the '80s. A good book to start with. There was also a two-hour docudrama about it on
The Discovery Channel about two years ago, about it. Charles B. McVay III,
Indianapolis' captain, was the ONLY American captain to be court-martialed for losing his ship. The irony here? The Navy brought the I-16's captain to the United States to make their case that McVay unnecessarily hazarded his
ship by not zig-zagging. The I-16's captain said it wouldn't have made any difference. Indianapolis, which was the flagship of either Third Fleet, or the
Fifth Fleet, I don't know which one, should have been escorted. Two weeks
prior to her sinking, she'd delivered a top secret cargo to Tinian. Guess what that was? Also, the Navy had a policy of never reporting an overdue
ship. When Indianapolis was overdue, they should have realized it.
 
There was also a two-hour docudrama about it on
The Discovery Channel about two years ago, about it. Charles B. McVay III,
Indianapolis' captain, was the ONLY American captain to be court-martialed for losing his ship. The irony here? The Navy brought the I-16's captain to the United States to make their case that McVay unnecessarily hazarded his
ship by not zig-zagging. The I-16's captain said it wouldn't have made any difference. Indianapolis, which was the flagship of either Third Fleet, or the
Fifth Fleet, I don't know which one, should have been escorted. Two weeks
prior to her sinking, she'd delivered a top secret cargo to Tinian. Guess what that was? Also, the Navy had a policy of never reporting an overdue
ship. When Indianapolis was overdue, they should have realized it.

Was that the one with Stacey Keach? also the lead guy from CSI: Miami was in it (as one of the first people to die)
 

Blair152

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Was that the one with Stacey Keach? also the lead guy from CSI: Miami was in it (as one of the first people to die)
I think it was a movie with Richard Thomas of The Waltons. There have been
several movies made about the sinking of the Indianapolis, about an equal
number of books, and even a high school history project which led Congress
to clear McVay's name. All that needs to be done now is to have Obama pardon him.
 
I think some people are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I'm guessing that there was an attitude that a big ship got sunk and someone had to pay.
 

Cook

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More importantly; imagine if Indianapolis had been torpedoed and sunk on the way TOO Tinian.
 
August 29, 1945, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, is on her way from Guam to Leyte. She never made it. She was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-16. For four days, her survivors endured shark attacks, while
the top brass in the Philippines, didn't know where she was, and didn't care.
Out of the 1100+ that went into the water, only 930 survived, to be attacked, killed, and eaten, by sharks. Out of those 930, only 400+ were pulled out of the water when they were finally found, as it turned out, by accident. WI the USS Indianapolis survivors were found sooner?

I'm absolutely serious when I say this: I'd have known my uncle Charles, my father's youngest brother. He was one of those who didn't survive.
 

Cook

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Either have fewer fat sharks or a lot more skinny sharks.

G’day!
:D

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More importantly; imagine if Indianapolis had been torpedoed and sunk on the way TOO Tinian.

I think you mean 'to' Tinian since 'on the way TOO Tinian' doesn't mean anything. Unless one can be 'too Tinian' - and not having to do with Tintin.
 
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