Captain Toti giving tour of Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarine launched by I-24 during attack on Pearl Harbor
Tour of Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarine I-24 tau Captain Toti takes us on a tour of IJN midget submarine I-24 tau, launched during the December 7, 1947 attack on Pearl Harbor, later grounding at Bellows on the island of Oahu, producing our fir.st prisoner of war, Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki. Learn more about Captain Toti […]
Sometimes Wonderful Just Comes Too Late
Notifying the survivors of the World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) that their ship had been found In August 2017 I had the bittersweet task of notifying survivors of World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) that their ship had been discovered. After years of anticipation, I expected an exuberant reaction. This article describes […]
The Exoneration of Captain McVay
The Exoneration of Captain Charles B. McVay III, Commanding Officer of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) The events which led to the 1945 sinking of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) have been well covered. The story is so remarkable, entwined with so many iconic events, that it evokes Greek tragedy rather than western history: Struck by a kamikaze at […]