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In the January 2021, Legacy launched a new program for Student Members, ages 5 to 18. Twelve students joined as inaugural members and have been off to a strong start. These young members are actively involved in learning about the ship and sharing her story.
The IRS has classified USS Indianapolis CA-35 Legacy Organization as a public charity under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our employer identification number is 82-5498677. In order for membership forms to be processed, payment must be received within 30 days of completing this online form.
Rescuing sailors through the night, the PBY and the destroyer were the answer to the survivor’s prayers. Of the 900 men who went into the water, only 316 survived to be rescued. The Indianapolis disaster remains one of the worst—and most controversial—tragedies in US Navy history.
The author of In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors reflects on what we can learn from the ordeal endured by the cruiser’s sailors.
In March 2021, USS Indianapolis Legacy Organization’s Education Committee aired a two-part webinar that presented the history of Indianapolis and a universal message from her crew to never give up.
The USS Indianapolis was a heavy cruiser that delivered secret components for the atomic bomb to Tinian Island in August 1945. On its return voyage, a Japanese submarine sank it.
12 wrz 2024 · USS Indianapolis, U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that was sunk by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945, shortly after delivering the internal components of the atomic bombs that were later dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
