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USS Indianapolis: The Final Chapter

Season 2019 Episode 1 | 1hr 25m 37s

In July 1945, the USS Indianapolis has just delivered “Little Boy” – the atomic bomb destined for Hiroshima – when she is sunk by a Japanese sub. 300 sailors go down with her, and the 900 survivors drift for four and a half days, battling the sun, thirst, sharks, and their own fear. Ultimately, only 316 of them are pulled from the sea alive.

Aired: 01/07/19 | Expires: 02/05/19
Extras
To find the long lost wreck of the Indianapolis, the Petrel crew must weigh all evidence.
After discovering an object worth investigating, the ROV runs into a mechanical problem.
Follow the definitive story of the USS Indianapolis.
Survivors of the sunken Indy are lost in the middle of the sea surrounded by an oil spill.
To find the wreck of the Indianapolis, state of the art technology will be needed.
Take a live tour of the wreckage from the USS Indianapolis, the WWII vessel sunk in 1945.
Take a live tour of the wreckage from the USS Indianapolis, the WWII vessel sunk in 1945.
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Take a live tour of the wreckage from the USS Indianapolis, the WWII vessel sunk in 1945.