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We used to watch it at my grandparents' house so much. Yeah. I could probably quote that entire movie.

We used to watch it at my grandparents' house so much. Yeah. I could probably quote that entire movie.

Oh, you haven't?

Oh, you haven't?

Oh, that makes sense.

Oh, that makes sense.

Becomes, like, way too intelligent for its own good. Yes. Bruce there. Bruce as well, to note. So we're going to get into it pretty quick today because this is a long one. There's a lot to talk about. So I just want to jump right in. Let's go. So the USS Indianapolis was a Portland-class heavy cruiser. So one of just two of those kind of ships commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1930. Oh, wow.

Becomes, like, way too intelligent for its own good. Yes. Bruce there. Bruce as well, to note. So we're going to get into it pretty quick today because this is a long one. There's a lot to talk about. So I just want to jump right in. Let's go. So the USS Indianapolis was a Portland-class heavy cruiser. So one of just two of those kind of ships commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1930. Oh, wow.

Originally, it was designed as a, quote, light cruiser, which would mean it would be, you know, Armed with limited armor and munitions. Makes sense. Light. But the ship was actually reclassified as a heavy cruiser the following year because it was retrofitted with eight inch mounted guns capable of hitting a target several miles away.

Originally, it was designed as a, quote, light cruiser, which would mean it would be, you know, Armed with limited armor and munitions. Makes sense. Light. But the ship was actually reclassified as a heavy cruiser the following year because it was retrofitted with eight inch mounted guns capable of hitting a target several miles away.

Oh, this is an impressive vessel for sure. For 10 years, the Indianapolis served mainly as a showpiece for the Navy, kind of like, you know, it hosted members of the Roosevelt administration. It was like a flagship vessel for events. It was their like...

Oh, this is an impressive vessel for sure. For 10 years, the Indianapolis served mainly as a showpiece for the Navy, kind of like, you know, it hosted members of the Roosevelt administration. It was like a flagship vessel for events. It was their like...

crowning glory you know and then on december 7th 1941 which might be a very familiar date to everybody listening i hope it is uh the japanese military launched a large and unexpected attack on pearl harbor yeah uh and it was on the u.s naval base at pearl harbor killing over 2 400 people at the time of the i hope they still teach people mostly like about this in school

crowning glory you know and then on december 7th 1941 which might be a very familiar date to everybody listening i hope it is uh the japanese military launched a large and unexpected attack on pearl harbor yeah uh and it was on the u.s naval base at pearl harbor killing over 2 400 people at the time of the i hope they still teach people mostly like about this in school

Okay, because I was like, this is pretty important. At the time of the attack, the Indianapolis was participating in a military exercise in the nearby Johnston Atoll. I think it's Atoll is how you pronounce it. And because of the proximity there, they were called upon to join the search effort to locate the Japanese aircraft carriers that had launched the initial attack.

Okay, because I was like, this is pretty important. At the time of the attack, the Indianapolis was participating in a military exercise in the nearby Johnston Atoll. I think it's Atoll is how you pronounce it. And because of the proximity there, they were called upon to join the search effort to locate the Japanese aircraft carriers that had launched the initial attack.

So it got brought into the fray. Now, the attack on Pearl Harbor drew the United States, obviously, into World War II. And as one of the military's most prestigious ships, the Indianapolis was deployed right into the combat because, again, it had been retrofitted. It's now like ready to go.

So it got brought into the fray. Now, the attack on Pearl Harbor drew the United States, obviously, into World War II. And as one of the military's most prestigious ships, the Indianapolis was deployed right into the combat because, again, it had been retrofitted. It's now like ready to go.

Over the next four years, the ship provided support during some of the most important battles in the Pacific, like Operation Detachment, where the American military captured the island of Iwo Jima under the command of Captain Charles McVeigh, who becomes a very big part of this whole thing. That name sounds familiar. You might also be thinking of Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma bomber.

Over the next four years, the ship provided support during some of the most important battles in the Pacific, like Operation Detachment, where the American military captured the island of Iwo Jima under the command of Captain Charles McVeigh, who becomes a very big part of this whole thing. That name sounds familiar. You might also be thinking of Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma bomber.