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The USS Indianapolis was a Portland-class heavy cruiser. It carried the components for the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombing. It sunk when it was attacked by a submarine.

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Who delivered Fat Man bomb to Tinian Island?

The USS Indianapolis I got interested in this because all the accounts of the USS Indianapolis going to Tinian only mention "Little Boy." It seems that structural, non radioactive parts for both bombs were carried to Tinian by the USS Indianapolis. However, the plutonium for the core was flown in by four separate C-54 airplanes called "Green Hornets."


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