There were tales of millions of stories to come out of World War II.

Many of them were tales of horrible human cruelty.

However, there's one particular story that is as horrific as any other, yet it doesn't involve

human barbarity, it involves nature. It was so horrific

that has become the subject of books and movies and it was one of the inspirations

for the movie Jaws. And it was perhaps the worst sea disaster in American naval history.

Learn more about the USS Indianapolis and the terrifying fate of its sailors

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The USS Indianapolis was a Portland class heavy cruiser that was launched in 1931.

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