The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis Triggered the Worst Shark Attack in History In the final weeks of World War II, a Japanese torpedo sank an American heavy cruiser.

The USS Indianapolis was 610 feet 3 inches (186 meters) long, according to Britannica. Roughly 900 men survived the ship sinking, of which only a little more than a third would be pulled from the ...

World War II: USS Indianapolis. ... Finally, a great white shark was caught that was said to have the remains of two of the victims in its stomach.

Inside the 'worst shark attack in history' that saw US navy sailors picked off one-by-one after warship sinking with terrified victims forced to feed their dead comrades to predators to keep them away ...

The horror movie "Jaws" first swam into theaters June 20, 1975. But in 1916, real-life shark attacks and sightings haunted ...

Fifty years since the release of Jaws, these photographers are showing a different, less frightening view of great white sharks.

In 2020, the 75th anniversary of the USS Indianapolis sinking filled Briggs with regret over questions he never asked. "He was one of 316 men, out of a crew of 1,195, who lived to tell his story.