While most news organizations this past week focused on two objects in the sky, at least a few paid lip service to an object in the ocean and a truly remarkable discovery. Thanks to an expedition team led by Paul Allen, the fabled warship
USS Indianapolis has been found.
A research vessel owned by the Microsoft co-founder discovered the heavy cruiser last Friday in 18,000 feet of water in the Philippine Sea. Sunk by a Japanese submarine in the early hours of July 30, 1945, the
Indianapolis has been the subject of countless movies, news articles, debates, and books, including my own
Hannah’s Moon.
Informative articles on the ship’s discovery can be found on the
CBS,
Chicago Tribune,
CNN,
Discover,
New York Times,
Seattle P-I, and
KOMO-TV (Seattle) web sites. Many thanks to readers who brought this story to my attention last week. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and the Naval History and Heritage Command.)
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