Date30-Jul-1945
TypeSea Disaster
CountryPHILIPPINES
Location200 miles Leyte
ActivityAmerican cruiser Indianapolis torpedoed & sunk by the Japanese submarine I-58
InjuryAbout 300 crew perished during the sinking, the remainder abandoned ship. Many who survived the loss of the ship were taken by sharks. In all, only 316 of her crew of 1,196 survived.
SourceAll the Drowned Sailors, by R. B. Lech ; M. Levine, GSAF
Shark Data Lab