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Jul 2021
1h 44m

Episode 461: USS Indianapolis

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This week, we're bringing you the incredible story of the worst sea disaster to ever occur in the history of the United States Navy — the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 
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