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[[File:USS Indianapolis.jpg|thumbnail|300px|USS Indianapolis]]
[[File:USS Indianapolis.jpg|thumbnail|300px|USS Indianapolis]]
The Naval History and Heritage Command web resource declares:
{{Cquote|The loss of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a tragic moment following the completion of a secret mission that directly contributed to the end of World War II. After a successful high-speed run to deliver atomic bomb components to Tinian, the decorated Portland-class cruiser continued to Guam. Indianapolis was en route from Guam to Leyte when she was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-58 within the first hour of 30 July 1945.<ref>[https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/disasters-and-phenomena/indianapolis.html The Saga of a Ship and Its Crew], ''Naval History and Heritage Command''</ref>}}
Of the 1,195 crewmen aboard the '''USS Indianapolis''', which sank due to a torpedo attack, only 300 survived.<ref name=NPRNeuman20180323>{{Cite news |last=Neuman |first=Scott |title=Navy Admits To 70-Year Crew List Error In USS Indianapolis Disaster |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/23/596360408/navy-admits-70-year-crew-list-error-in-uss-indianapolis-disaster|work=NPR.org |date=23 March 2018 |language=en |access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref>
Of the 1,195 crewmen aboard the '''USS Indianapolis''', which sank due to a torpedo attack, only 300 survived.<ref name=NPRNeuman20180323>{{Cite news |last=Neuman |first=Scott |title=Navy Admits To 70-Year Crew List Error In USS Indianapolis Disaster |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/23/596360408/navy-admits-70-year-crew-list-error-in-uss-indianapolis-disaster|work=NPR.org |date=23 March 2018 |language=en |access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref>