U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35) MEMORRIAL Located at Senate Avenue and walnut Street on the north end of the Canal walk in downtown Indianapolis is the national Memorial to the U.S.S.Indianapolis.World War II this heavy cruiser delivered secret components for the atomic bomb to Tinian Island in August 194.On its return voyage the Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese Submarine.Of the 1197 men who into the water when the ship want down,only 318 survived.The Memorial was formally dedicated in 1995.it is an outdoor site available to the public 24 hours a day,seven days a week.Engraved on the south face of the monument are the names of ship's company and one passenger who made up the final crew.