USS Indianapolis disaster

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath delayed rescue
gptkbp:casualties approximately 300 killed in sinking
about 600 died from exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks
gptkbp:cause torpedo attack
gptkbp:commemoratedBy memorials in Indianapolis, Indiana
gptkbp:date July 30, 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Indianapolis disaster
gptkbp:involves gptkb:USS_Indianapolis_(CA-35)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:mediaType subject of books and films
gptkbp:notableFor worst naval disaster in US history
largest loss of life from a single ship in US Navy history
gptkbp:perpetrator Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58
gptkbp:precededBy delivery of atomic bomb components to Tinian
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
gptkbp:resultedIn sinking of USS Indianapolis
gptkbp:survived 316
gptkbp:totalCrew 1,195
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quint's_USS_Indianapolis_speech
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7