CA-35

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CA-35 is the hull classification symbol for USS Indianapolis, a U.S. Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser best known for its World War II service and tragic sinking after delivering components of the first atomic bomb.

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CA-35 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portland-class heavy cruiser
United States Navy cruiser
hull classification symbol
armamentPrimary 9 × 8-inch guns
armamentSecondary 5-inch guns
awarded Battle stars for World War II service
beam about 66 feet
builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation
builtAt Camden
surface form: Camden, New Jersey
casualties over 800 crew members killed
causeOfSinking torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-58
commandingOfficerAtSinking Captain Charles B. McVay III
commissionedOn 1932-11-15
conflictParticipatedIn Pacific War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crewComplementWartime approximately 1,200 officers and men
deliveredTo Tinian
surface form: Tinian, Mariana Islands
departedFrom San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California
displacementFullLoad approximately 12,800 long tons
displacementStandard approximately 9,800 long tons
fate sunk
hullClassificationSymbol CA-35 self-linksurface differs
knownFor one of the worst naval disasters in U.S. history
laidDownOn 1929-03-31
launchedOn 1931-11-07
lengthOverall about 610 feet
locationOfSinking Philippine Sea
maximumSpeed approximately 32 knots
memorialLocation Indianapolis
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana
mission transported components of the Little Boy atomic bomb to Tinian
namedAfter Indianapolis
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana
notableEvent sinking led to major changes in U.S. Navy reporting and rescue procedures
notableFor delivering components of the first operational atomic bomb
operator United States Navy
propulsion four propeller shafts
steam turbines
refersTo USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
surface form: USS Indianapolis
role flagship for the U.S. Fifth Fleet at times during World War II
serviceEntryDecade 1930s
servicePeriod World War II
shipClass Portland class
shipType heavy cruiser
sunkDuring World War II
sunkOn 1945-07-30
survivorsRescued 316

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CA-35 hullClassificationSymbol CA-35 self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: USS Indianapolis