The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35). Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. On July 30, 1945, USS Indianapolis got hit by a Japanese torpedo. It ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On July 30, 1945, 879 heroes aboard the USS Indianapolis were killed in action and lost at sea, marking the greatest loss of life from a combatant ship during World War II.

HONOLULU (AP) — Navy Seaman 2nd Class George David Payne was just 17 years old when a Japanese submarine torpedoed his ship in the last weeks of World War II, sinking the vessel and killing him along ...

This month, we remember the three local survivors of the USS Indianapolis, who gathered for this photo in 2004. From left: Champaign’s Don McCall, who died in 2017; Mahomet’s Art Leenerman (2019); and ...

When shark attacks appear in the news, they typically involve a single victim, maybe a swimmer or surfer who’s been bitten, or in rare worst-case scenarios, killed. These incidents, while frightening, ...

After their ship was obliterated, they floated alone—exhausted, bleeding, and surrounded. What followed became the deadliest shark attack ever recorded. This is the nightmare of the USS Indianapolis.