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- While patrolling in the Philippine Sea, on July 30 in 1945, the unescorted ship is torpedoed and sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarine I-58, taking 300 crewmen with it to the bottom of the Philippine Sea, while the rest climb out of the ship and were left stranded at sea for five days without food and water in shark-infested waters.
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The project USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, set in July 1945, is about the Navy ship USS Indianapolis and was first announced in 2011 by Hannibal Classics.
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage: Directed by Mario Van Peebles. With Nicolas Cage, Tom Sizemore, Thomas Jane, Matt Lanter. During World War II, an American navy ship is sunk by a Japanese submarine leaving 890 crewmen stranded in shark infested waters.
- Mario Van Peebles
- 2 min
Nov 18, 2016 · The sinking of the USS Indianapolis, at the tail end of World War II, was the worst at-sea disaster in U.S. naval history. Nearly 900 sailors died, an outcome that led to the unfair...
What follows is a 5-day ordeal for the surviving crew members of the Indianapolis, with all but 317 of them dying to shark attacks, exposure to the elements, and dehydration. This film has the following tropes: Abandon Ship: After the Indianapolis is hit by two torpedoes, McVay, in the midst of the chaos on board, gives this order.
Nov 5, 2016 · The mission went off without a hitch, but on July 19, 1945, the Indianapolis was torpedoed by an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine in the Philippine Sea, and it sank almost instantly.
Apr 9, 2016 · Despite its status as a tragic and heroic true story, the tale of what happened to the crew of the ill-fated USS Indianapolis has long since gained its most pop cultural fame from Quint's...
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.
