The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

Name: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis — Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce
Start: 2020-05-30T14:00:00-0500
End: 2020-05-30T16:00:00-0500
Location: Whiting Public Library

Saturday, May 30, 2020
2:00 PM 4:00 PM 14:00 16:00

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4/1/2020 - Due to the on-going public health crisis concerning COVID-19, this event has been canceled.

In 1945, the greatest single loss of life took place in the history of the United States Navy with the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis. The ship had just delivered parts of the US Little Boy Atomic Bomb and was on training duty when it was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58. Approximately 300 US crewman’s lives were lost with the ship in 12 minutes. Historian Jim Gibbons will discuss the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and its effect on history on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 2 p.m. at the Whiting Public Library.