The USS Indianapolis
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Torpedos hit the USS Indianapolis Out of 1156 crewmen only 316 survived Torpedos hit the USS Indianapolis They floated the ocean on inflatable rafts for four days until their rescue arrived She was 600 feet long from stem to her stern The length of six whales from end to end fore to her aft She had steam turbines boiling and diesel to burn With armaments massive and carrying many aircraft She delivered uranium for nuclear fission For use in constructing a war-ending nuclear bomb She successfully completed her top secret mission And was headed for the Philippines leaving from the island of Guam Torpedos hit the USS Indianapolis Out of 1156 crewmen only 316 survived Torpedos hit the USS Indianapolis They floated the ocean on inflatable rafts for four days until their rescue arrived It was 1945 and at the height of World War II An invasion of Japan was thought the only way to end the bloody war In the early morning hours, two explosions rocked the crew And it only took 12 minutes for the ship to sink and hit the ocean floor Like bullets to the her brain and guts, torpedoes lanced her bow and mid She bled out fuel and oil, resulting in a massive oil slick 300 men went down with her as sailors often did 800 men were cast from her now swimming in this oozing, putrid ick Torpedos hit the USS Indianapolis Out of 1156 crewmen only 316 survived Torpedos hit the USS Indianapolis They floated the ocean on inflatable rafts for four days until their rescue arrived Just picture this: 800 sailors lost at sea surrounded By Schools of sharks attracted by the splashing and the scent of flowing blood Listen and you'll hear it: just imagine how it sounded Men screaming and sharks splashing, you could hear their jaws collapsing with a thud Out of this 800 men, 500 men would perish Many men were eaten, many drowned and some committed suicide Years later they were interviewed and with these memories nightmarish For this ship they called the "Indy", to a man they voiced affection, love and pride Torpedos hit the USS Indianapolis Out of 1156 crewmen only 316 survived Torpedos hit the USS Indianapolis They floated the ocean on inflatable rafts for four days until their rescue arrived
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