file created: 12/07/02 00:45:25 , last update: 12/19/00
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CA-35 Indianapolis
United States Navy heavy cruiser
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Portland 1930/03/31
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
1931/11/07 1932/11/15 1945/07/29
sunk
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:41: 8x12,7; 42: 16x28,12x20,FC,SG; 42/10: 24x28,19x20; 43/05: Ms 32; 43/10: 20x40,17x20,2xSG,SK; 44/11: 24x40,12x20; 45/07: 24x20,
Camouflage: 41: Ms 1 - Ms 5 , 42-43: Ms 21, 43-44: Ms 32/7d 44-45: Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     3/FF Johnston Island simulated bombardement   66 
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv4/FF     114 
41/12/07     ScoutForPac/CruDiv4     114 
41/12/08 41/12/13   8/FF     66 
41/12/15 41/12/27   11 Jaluit Raid / Wake Reinforce   66 
42/01/31 42/03/06 Reven2 11/CruDiv4    
42/03/06 42/03/26 Reven3 11/CruDiv4 raid -Lae & Salamaua  
42/04? 42/06     MINY - overhaul   66  90 
42/06 42/06??     escort convoy from San Francisco to Australia   90 
42/07/18 43/09   8/16 Aleutians - from 42/07/18 8/FF   90 
42/08/03 42/08/16   8.6/FF shell Kiska   66 
42/08/30   Firepl 8.6/GF land Adak   81  66 
42/09 42/10     MINY   90 
42/11/17       departed Aleutians   85 
42/11/2? 42/12     MINY   89 
43/01/12     8.6 land Amcitka   85 
43/02/13 43/02/20   8.6 shell Attu   85 
43/02/19     8.6.2 sinking/share AE Akagane Maru NW of Attu   85 
43/05   Landcr   land Attu   66  81 
43/08/02     16.6 shell Kiska   66  85 
43/08/12     16.6.1 shell Kiska   85 
43/09? 43/10     MINY - refit, overhaul   66 
43/11/10 43/12/07 Galvan 53.4.5/FltF     90 
44/01/31 44/02/07 Flint 50/FltF    
44/02/15 44/02/28 Catch 51.17/FltF    
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58/FltF     66 
44/04     58/FltF Majuro  
44/05/12       P.H.   125 
44/06/03 44/06/08     sail from Majuro to Kwajalein > Eniwetok   66 
44/06/08 44/06/14 Forage 52.17/FSU1/FltF    
44/06/14   Forage 52.17/FSU1/FltF damaged by near misses from coastal battery   85 
44/06/14 44/06/23 Forage 58.3/FltF     66  81 
44/06/19   Forage 58.3 xPhilip   81 
44/06/23 44/07/ Forage 52.17/FSU1/FltF    
44/07/21 44/08 Forage 53.5 land Guam   81 
44/08/21 44/08/24     sail from Tinian to Eniwetok   66 
44/09 44/09/30 Stale2 32.5 land Peleliu   66 
44/10?? 45/01?     MINY - overhaul   66 
45/02/14 45/03/03 Detach 58.3/FltF     84  116 
45/02/19   Detach 58.? shell Iwojima - damaged in collision with AE Shasta off Iwojima   85 
45/03/03 45/03/05 Detach 59 detached from TF 58 for exercises   112 
45/03/14 45/03/24 Iceber 58     66 
45/03/24 45/03/31 Iceber 50.1/FF, 54.1.5     86 
45/03/24   Iceber 59.7 shell Okinawa   112 
45/03/30   Iceber 50.1/FF disable(kami) (26-25N, 127-30E) - 9 KIA > repairs Iwojima   81  90  85
45/04 45/07     MINY - repairs, overhaul   66 
45/07/16 45/07/21     carry atom bomb parts San Francisco > P.H.   71 
45/07/21 45/07/26     carry atom bomb parts from P.H. to Tinian - unescorted   66 
45/07/26 45/07/27?     Tinian - sail to Guam   71 
45/07/28       Guam - sail to Leyte (ETA 08/01)   71  90 
45/07/30       sunk(I-58) Philippine Sea - (12-02N, 134-48E) - 883 KIA   71 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 12-02N, 134-48E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 10 Battle Stars
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