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In response to "or a dirigible named the Hindenburg -- nm" by Beaker

I can't quite tell if this thread has crossed from funny to serious, but there's already been a Navy submarine named the Indianapolis. -- nm

Posted by Roger More (aka RogerMore) Apr 18 '12, 07:59

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At 12:14 a.m. on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea and sank in 12 minutes. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 18, 08:03 5
- Which in Indiana is pi divided by 3. -- nm - Was Bar Was Apr 18, 08:09
- I've seen Jaws. -- nm - Roger More Apr 18, 08:07 1
  - I'm rewatching the monologue now. it's been a long time. chilling. -- nm - loosilu Apr 18, 08:26
- "The third USS Indianapolis (SSN-697), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Indianapolis." -- nm - mara Apr 18, 08:04 1
  - (Sheesh, what an awful sentence.) -- nm - mara Apr 18, 08:06
there you go, bringing facts and shit into our sarcasm. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 18, 08:01

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