1 real historical location · International waters
Nicolas Cage in a dramatisation of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in July 1945 and the four-day ordeal of survivors in shark-infested waters before accidental rescue. The Navy's deadliest single-ship loss — and the incident behind Quint's famous monologue in Jaws.
CinemaMapped has mapped 1 real historical location where the story takes place, spanning International waters.
The 2016 film depicts the sinking of USS Indianapolis after delivering the Hiroshima bomb components — and the four days 900 sailors spent in shark-infested ...
USS Indianapolis was sunk by Japanese submarine I-58 on 30 July 1945, having just delivered the Hiroshima bomb components to Tinian. Of 1,196 crew, approximately 900 survived the sinking. Due to a communication failur...
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