Description
The USS Indianapolis was one of the ‘treaty cruiser’ classes developed in the early 1930s, the second in-class of the Portland-class cruisers. During World War II, the Indianapolis served as the flagship for 5th Fleet under command of Vice Admiral Raymond Spruance and supported many of the major actions in the Pacific. During March of 1945, the Indianapolis was seriously damaged during a kamikaze attack and limped back to Mare Island for repairs.
When the ship was ready to return to action, she was tasked to carry a special cargo to Tinian Island to provide the nuclear materials for the 509th Bomb Group’s atomic attacks on the Japanese. While this was a noteworthy mission, the Indianapolis unfortunately gained its ‘fame’ when it was enroute from Guam to Leyte for combat work-ups and was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-58. Around 300 sailors went down with the Indianapolis, sinking within 12 minutes of the torpedo hits. Over 800 sailors survived the sinking, but due to operational errors, the Navy didn’t know of the sinking until the survivors were spotted 3.5 days later. Between the time of the sinking and their rescue, many men succumbed to their injuries, exposure, shark attack, and exhaustion. Only 321 men were rescued and of that number, 317 survived.
1:350 scale plastic assembly kit. requires glue and paints to complete.
Features include:
Choice of full hull or waterline display
Fitted with late war Bofors guns
Catapult w/mounted aircraft
Optional display stand with name plate
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