Uss Indianapolis Puns

That's it. That's the whole idea.

Someone posted to r/Damnthatsinteresting about shark attack & the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. It triggered a memory of a documentary I watched years ago- 20+ years. I had ordered a VHS of the doc, and since lost it. It was an excellent doc. Now since I mentioned it, many comments are asking for the name of the doc, and I can not remember for the life of me. Could have been like National Geo documentary, maybe? What stuck with me the most was the survivors describing pushing guys out of the huddled groups of survivors because they were so dehydrated it made them crazy. It was not the movie with Stacy Keach, it was definitely non-fiction, and old enough to be a VHS tape. Sound familiar to anyone?

At 00:15 on 30 July 1945, Indianapolis was struck on her starboard side by two Type 95 torpedoes, one in the bow and one amidships, from the Japanese submarine I-58,[21] captained by Commander Mochitsura Hashimoto, who initially thought he had spotted the New Mexico-class battleship Idaho.[23] The explosions caused massive damage. Indianapolis took on a heavy list (the ship had had a great deal of armament and gun-firing directors added as the war went on, and was therefore top-heavy)[24] and settled by the bow. Twelve minutes later, she rolled completely over, then her stern rose into the air and she sank. Some 300 of the 1,195 crewmen aboard went down with the ship.[4] With few lifeboats and many without life jackets, the remainder of the crew was set adrift.

The ship has been in so many missions and had numerous victories that had a considerable impact on the war overall, the most well known the Secret mission,

After major repairs and an overhaul, Indianapolis received orders to undertake a top-secret mission of the utmost significance to national security: to proceed to Tinian island carrying the enriched uranium[17] (about half of the world's supply of uranium-235 at the time) and other parts required for the assembly of the atomic bomb codenamed "Little Boy", which would be dropped on Hiroshima a few weeks later.[18]

Indianapolis departed San Francisco's [Hunters Point Naval Shipyard](https://en.wik

I messaged you on Instagram with this story suggestion before realizing I should have just shared it here so, better late than never! Here is a link to a survivors account of the event.

USS Indianapolis: Survivor Accounts From the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History

I thought of this suggestion while watching Jaws. The captain of the Orca, Quint (played by Robert Shaw), detailed his experience on the USS Indianapolis in the movie and all I could think was “wow this is a really interesting story, I wonder why MrBallen hasn’t told this one yet!”

Someone posted to r/Damnthatsinteresting about shark attack & the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. It triggered a memory of a documentary I watched years ago- 20+ years. I had ordered a VHS of the doc, and since lost it. It was an excellent doc. Now since I mentioned it, many comments are asking for the name of the doc, and I can not remember for the life of me. Could have been like National Geo documentary, maybe? What stuck with me the most was the survivors describing pushing guys out of the huddled groups of survivros because they were so dehydrated it made them crazy. It was not the movie with Stacy Keach, it was definitely non-fiction, and old enough to be a VHS tape. Sound familiar to anyone?

EDIT: Reddit once again comes to the rescue. Some one found it if anyone is interested

Sea Tales Missing! The USS Indianapolis WWII Documentary