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From: G_AHRENDT@VAXA.CC.UWA.OZ.AU (Gunter Ahrendt)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: USS Indianapolis
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Date: 29 Aug 90 01:46:02 GMT
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From: G_AHRENDT@VAXA.CC.UWA.OZ.AU (Gunter Ahrendt)
>powerful US ships.)  Even the submarine threat was discounted (prematurely;
>Lt. Cmdr. Hashimoto was able to sink USS Indianapolis in August.  Nonetheless, 

I read this was the 29-JUL-1945. Is it true that no rescue was mounted for the 
survivors due to the vessel being on a 'secret' mission?