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the Crew of the USS Indianapolis which delivered the bomb components. The ship was sunk by a Japanese Submarine and two thirds of its crew left to flounder in the shark infested waters of the Pacific for almost a week before they were rescued. They were discovered 58 years ago today 3 August 1945. Half of the crew was lost to the Pacific, many eaten by sharks.
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