Survivors of USS Indianapolis: At 12:14 a.m. July 30, 1945, USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by Japanese submarine in  Philippine Sea; sank in 12 minutes. Of 1,196 men on board, approximately 300 went down w/ ship. Remainder, apx 900 men, were left floating in shark-infested waters w/ no lifeboats  no food or water. By time survivors were spotted by accident four days later only 316 men were still alive. ~ wikipedia ~Via Have Moxie On Me Us Marines, World History, World War Ii, History Online, Uss Indianapolis Survivors, Iwo Jima, Armada, Interesting History, Pearl Harbor