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{{other ships|USS Indianapolis}}
{{short description|Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the US Navy}}
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| Ship country = United States
| Ship flag = {{USN flag|1998}}
| Ship name = USS ''Indianapolis''
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| Ship awarded = 24 January 1972
| Ship builder = [[General Dynamics Corporation]]
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| Ship laid down = 19 October 1974
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| Ship decommissioned = 22 December 1998
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| Ship fate = To be disposed of by submarine recycling. Sail resides at memorial at Indiana Military Museum.
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}}
| Ship displacement = *5,784 tons light
*6,154 tons full
*370 tons dead
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The third '''USS ''Indianapolis'' (SSN-697)''', a {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}}, was the third ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. The contract to build her was awarded to the [[Electric Boat]] Division of [[General Dynamics]] Corporation in [[Groton, Connecticut]], on 24 January 1972 and her [[keel]] was laid down on 19 October 1974.  She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 30 July 1977 sponsored by Esther Debra Bray (née Taylor), wife of former Congressman [[William G. Bray]], and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 5 January 1980.

When ''Indianapolis'' was commissioned, many survivors of the [[cruiser]] {{USS|Indianapolis|CA-35|2}} were present for the official ceremony. The submarine's home port was shifted to [[Pearl Harbor]], Hawaii in 1980, operating out of Pearl Harbor for the remainder of her active service. After the boat's final deployment from April to October 1997, she was awarded the [[Battle Efficiency E]] and a [[Navy Unit Commendation]]. Both were the first time the submarine had received such awards in her 18-year history.

[[File:USS INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM DEDICATION.jpg|alt=Former crew with the sail from the USS Indianapolis(SSN 697) at the Indiana Military Museum at Vincennes, Indiana|left|thumb|upright|Former crew with the sail from the USS Indianapolis (SSN 697) on June 8, 2019 at the dedication ceremony and reunion at the Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes, Indiana.]]
As a result of the ending of the [[Cold War]] and the so-called "[[Peace Dividend]]", the boat was inactivated in 1998, only 18 years into her 30-year life.

The [[Sail (submarine)|sail]] and other parts of ''Indianapolis (SSN 697)'' were dedicated as a memorial at the Indiana Military Museum in [[Vincennes, Indiana]], on June 8, 2019.  Attendees at the commemoration ceremony included former crewmen and officers of the boat''.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wbiw.com/2019/06/10/uss-indianapolis-dedicated/|title=USS Indianapolis Dedicated at Indiana Military Museum – WBIW|date=June 10, 2009|website=WBIW|access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref>
        
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==References==
*This article includes information collected from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] and various press releases.
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