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Llantada, Pedro, PO1.
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Home Town Serceda, Ilocos, Philippines
Last Address Manila, P.I. is listed as his residence when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy on July 10, 1929.
CLASS - PORTLAND
Displacement 9,950 Tons, Dimensions, 610' 3" (oa) x 66' 1" x 24' (Max)
Armament 9 x 8"/55, 8 x 5"/25, 8 x 0.5" 4 Aircraft.
Armor, 5" Belt, 2 1/2 Turrets, 2 1/2" Deck, 1 1/4 Conning Tower.
Machinery, 107,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 32.7 Knots, Crew 621. Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 31 MAR 1930 at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ
Launched 07 NOV 1931
Commissioned 15 NOV 1932 Fate: Torpedoed and sunk 30 JUL 1945 by Japanese submarine I-58
USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. She was named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.
She was the flagship of Admiral Raymond Spruance while he commanded the Fifth Fleet in battles across the Central Pacific. Her sinking led to the greatest single loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy. On 30 July 1945, after delivering parts for Little Boy, the first atomic bomb used in combat, to the United States air base at Tinian, the ship was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58, sinking in 12 minutes. Of 1,196 crewmen aboard, approximately 300 went down with the ship.
The remaining 900 faced exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning, and shark attacks while floating with few lifeboats and almost no food or water. The Navy learned of the sinking when survivors were spotted four days later by the crew of a PV-1 Ventura on routine patrol. Only 317 survived.
Other Memories Pedro's service aboard 'Indianapolis' began June 30, 1935. He was then a Matt3c. July 10, 1935 at sea Pedro extended his enlistment for 2 more years. July 29, 1935 Pedro was advanced in rate to Matt2c. November 24, 1936 Matt2c Llantada became a 'Shellback'. His service entry states 'Crossed the Equater at Long. 37 deg. 17 min. enroute to the Inter-American Conference at Buenos Aires, Argentina with the President of the United States embarked'. This was President Franklin D. Roosevelt. December 1, 1936 Pedro advanced again to Matt1c. December 26, 1936 Pedro was transferred to VS-11-S, a scout plane unit assigned to the 'Indianapolis'. March 11, 1937 Pedro transferred to the Battleship 'New Mexico'.
