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	In the Water Four Days Title In the Water Four Days Owning Institution Indiana Historical Society Item ID USS_INDPLS_BOOKS_COLLAGE_002 Description The men were in the ocean for 4 days, many of them injured. They had almost no fresh water or food and endured hot days, cold nights, and ever present sharks. Some began hallucinating that they saw islands and started to swim for them. A few became violent thinking others had food and water and weren't sharing them. Others gave up and just swam away. Although an SOS had been sent and received the Navy did not send search planes. Subject Indianapolis (Cruiser) Naval warfare Shipwrecks--Pacific Ocean Ships United States. Navy Pacific Fleet United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945 Cruisers (Warships)--United States Rescue work Rescues Date 1945 Time Period 1940s (1940-1949) Geographic Location Pacific Ocean Source Collection Number Abandon Ship! D774.I5 N49 2001; In Harm's Way D774.I5 S73 2001 Digital Collection Name WW II Materials Destination Indiana Destination Indiana - U.S.S. Indianapolis Journey Note Field Abandon Ship! The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster by Richard F. Newcomb; Harper Collins publishers. Jacket design by Gene Grossman. In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors, by Doug Stanton; New York, Henry Holt and Company publishers. Jacket photograph of USS Indianapolis courtesy of the Naval Historical Center. Jacket Design by Raquel Jaramillo. Format of Original Book jackets Digital Format JP2000 Resolution 600 ppi Copyright Notice Digital Image © 2012 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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