What had contributed to the weight was eight white Forster boilers, 4 Parsons geared turbines, about 70 guns, and 3 SC-2 Curtiss Seahawk airplanes. On April 1940 the Indianapolis move from west coast to Hawaii with the rest of the Pacific Fleet. On February 1942 the Indianapolis participated in raid on Bougainville in Solomon Island In the summer of 1943 the Indianapolis fought off the Western elevation Islands. The Japan had captured portions of what is now Alaska.
In both November and December of 1943 the Indianapolis was part of an operation called operation classic.It was a hundred ship task force and it was a secret rate of Gilbert Islands. Through January February and March of 1944 the Indianapolis was at Palau, Yap, Ulithi, and Woleai. On June 19th - 20th of 1940 for the Indianapolis LED task force 58 against Japanese Fleet of nine aircraft carriers This was called the battle of the Philippine Sea. During, this battle Japan had lost 400 airplanes before even coming engaged summed up this battle as the great Marianas turkey shoot. On July …show more content…
It was one of the worst ship sinking for the America during World War II. The sailors were in complete shock, for they could not believe that the ship went down. They called the ship their good luck charm. Captain McVay was court-martialed for failing to zigzag. The sailors were recovering at the time of the trial. Even though they were recovering and having a hard time, they did not blame Captain McVay. They sided with him and did not feel anger against him. They believed he was a great captain and did not deserve the hate from the families of the sailors that died or from the Navy singling him out of every captain for failing to zigzag. Captain McVay deserved justice and that is exactly what he