Name the World War II cruiser, whose captain was an American naval and commanding officer when it was lost in action in 1945, resulting in a massive loss of life, and for which he was subjected to court-martial, but was later exonerated through efforts by William Joseph Toti, the final captain of the Los Angeles class submarine of the same name?
William Toti William Joseph Toti (born January 15, 1957) is a retired US Navy captain, writer, photographer and corporate executive. He is the Vice President of Defense at DXC Technology. Toti was the final captain of the Los Angeles class submarine USS Indianapolis (SSN-697). He also served as commodore of Submarine Squadron 3 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and is known for his role in the exoneration of the captain of the World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35), Charles B. McVay III.
Des Moines-class cruiser The "Des Moines"-class cruisers were a trio of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers, commissioned in 1948–1949. They were the last of the all-gun heavy cruisers, exceeded in size in the American navy only by the "Alaska"-class cruiser s that straddled the line between heavy cruiser and battlecruiser. Two were decommissioned by 1961, but one, "Newport News" (CA-148) , served until 1975. "Salem" (CA-139) is a museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts; the other two ships were scrapped.