USS Indianapolis Sinking: Tragedy at Sea
12 minutes.
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12 minutes. That's how long it took for the USS Indianapolis to sink after being hit by torpedoes. Carrying atomic bomb components, 879 of 1,019 sailors and Marines never returned home. Survivors battled sharks and the sun for days before rescue.
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