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.
USS Bullhead USS "Bullhead" (SS-332), a "Balao"-class submarine, was the very last US Navy ship sunk by enemy action during World War II, probably on the same day that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bullhead (any large-headed fish, especially the catfish, miller's thumb, and sculpin). Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on July 16, 1944 sponsored by Mrs. Howard R. Doyle, and commissioned December 4, 1944 with Commander W. T. Griffith in command.