Shark Attack | 200 miles Leyte | July 1945

Shark attack details: 200 miles Leyte, In transit between Tinian and Leyte, 30-Jul-1945
Date of attack:	July 30th 1945
Location:	200 miles Leyte, In transit between Tinian and Leyte
Shark species:	unknown
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Activity:	American cruiser Indianapolis torpedoed & sunk by the Japanese submarine I-58
Injury:	About 300 crew perished during the sinking, the remainder abandoned ship. Many who survived the loss of the ship were taken by sharks. In all, only 316 of her crew of 1,196 survived.

Shark attack at 200 miles Leyte, In transit between Tinian and Leyte, Philippines