Survivors_of_USS_Indianapolis_(CA-35)_arrive_at_Guam_in_August_1945.jpg


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Survivors of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) are brought ashore from the U.S. Navy hospital ship USS Tranquillity (AH-14) at Guam, 8 August 1945. Nurses and sailors are watching from the hospital ship's deck.

Note Tranquillity 's nested lifeboats and the busses on the pier.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-5986 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author USN

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8 August 1945