A scientific detective story unfolds as a team discovers the USS Indianapolis wreck site, located three and a half miles below the Philippine Sea. The ship's sinking in WWII's final days resulted in the largest loss of life in US Naval history, with sailors miraculously surviving in failing life preservers. The program combines never-before-seen archival footage, CGI, and the moving accounts of remaining survivors, historians' testimony, and spectacular footage of the expedition to the well-preserved wreck.
USS Indianapolis: The Final Chapter
The USS Indianapolis, a U.S. Navy cruiser, was tragically sunk by a Japanese submarine in July 1945, and its wreckage remained lost for over 70 years.