In harm's way : the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the story of its survivors [True Rescue Series]by Tougias, Mike 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2022)

BTSB #: 885819 Available

Dewey: 940.53/NAges: 10-14   
Lexile: 970

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Subjects: United States.|bNavy World War, 1939-1945 Sailors Warships Survival skills Life rafts Rescue work Pacific Ocean

Summary: On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four days. How did 316 men manage to survive?