Photos Of Uss Indianapolis On Ocean Floor

A spare parts box from the uss indianapolis is spotted on the floor of the pacific ocean under more than 16 000 feet of water.

Photos of uss indianapolis on ocean floor.

This undated image from a remotely operated underwater vehicle courtesy of paul g. Homeported in mayport fla as the navy s 19th littoral combat ship and the 9th freedom variant uss indianapolis was designed for operation in near shore environments yet capable of open ocean operation to defeat asymmetric anti access. The titanic sat undiscovered on the ocean floor for 73 years before robert ballard found it. The indianapolis played a pivotal role in winning world war ii before it dropped.

In august 2017 the wreckage of the indianapolis was discovered by microsoft co founder paul allen in the philippine sea lying at approximately 18 000 feet deep. The indianapolis was found 5 500 meters below the surface resting on the floor of the north pacific ocean. Uss indianapolis cl ca 35 was a portland class heavy cruiser of the united states navy named for the city of indianapolis indiana launched in 1931 the vessel served as the flagship for the commander of scouting force 1 for eight years then as flagship for admiral raymond spruance in 1943 and 1944 while he commanded the fifth fleet in battles across the central pacific during world war ii. The wreckage is well preserved in three pieces on the ocean floor.

To be able to honor the brave men of the uss indianapolis and their families through the discovery of a ship that played such a significant role during world war ii is truly humbling mr. Photo courtesy of paul g. 26 when it commissioned in burns harbor ind. Wwii aircraft carrier discovered on ocean floor and the spooky video is amazing deep in the south pacific ocean researchers have located the final resting place of the uss hornet the world war.

Photo courtesy of paul g.