Question: 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?

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Radu Băldescu: Radu Baldescu (born 1888, died 1953) was a Romanian Lieutenant-General during World War II.  He began his military career in 1936 as Commanding Officer 93rd Infantry Regiment.  In 1937, he became Commandant Sibiu Officers School.  In 1940, he first became Commanding Officer 16th Brigade and then Deputy General Officer Commanding 18th Division.  He was Deputy General Officer Commanding 18th Division in 1941 and General Officer Commanding 18th Division in 1942.  Baldescu went into reserve in 1944, but later that year became Deputy General Officer Commanding 6th Corps Area.  In 1945, he started as General Officer Commanding 5th Corps Area and then became General Officer Commanding VI Corps.  Baldescu went into reserve again from 1946 to 1947, and retired in 1947.  In 1951, he was arrested.

Gheorghe Cosma: Gheorghe Cosma (born 1892, died 1969) was a Romanian Major-General during World War II.  He began his career in 1940 as Chief of Staff Higher Technical Department.  In 1941, he served as Commanding Officer 6th Artillery Regiment and Chief of Staff Higher Technical Department.  He was Commanding Officer 9th Artillery Brigade in 1942, and in 1943 was Commanding Officer 13th Artillery Brigade and General Officer Commanding Artillery VII Corps.  He became a prisoner of war in 1944, but that same year served as General Officer Commanding Artillery Mountain Corps.  In 1945, he was General Officer Commanding Artillery 4th Army, General Officer Commanding 18th Division, General Officer Commanding 19th Division, and Commandant Artillery Instruction Center.  Cosma went into reserve in 1945 and retired in 1947.

Constantion Bădescu: Constantion Badescu (1892–1962) was a Romanian brigadier-general during World War II.  He served as commanding officer, 1st Dorobanti Infantry Regiment in 1941, but was called into reserve the following year.  He retired in 1943, but was recalled in 1944 and served as commanding officer, 11th Brigade.  In 1945, He first served as general officer commanding 11th Division, then commanding officer 11th Brigade, and finally general officer commanding 11th Division again.  He retired in 1947.

Italian submarine Enrico Toti: Enrico Toti was a "Balilla"-class Italian submarine laid down on 26 January 1925 at the Odero-Terni-Orlando Naval Yard, located in Muggiano, La Spezia.  She was one of four in her class, launched on 14 April 1928 and commissioned on 19 September.  Her name pays homage to Major Enrico Toti, a First World War combatant posthumously awarded the Italian Gold Medal.  The submarine is notable as being the only Italian submarine to have sunk a Royal Navy submarine during the Second World War.

HMAS Protector (ASR 241): HMAS "Protector" (ASR 241) was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) trials and submarine rescue ship.  Built in 1984, the ship was initially operated by the National Safety Council of Australia as MV "Blue Nabilla.  She was purchased by the RAN in 1990 for use as a surveillance, training, and diving support vessel.  During her military career, "Protector" supported the trials of the "Collins"-class submarine s, and was involved in a search for the shipwreck of the World War II cruiser HMAS "Sydney" .  The ship was decommissioned in 1998 and, while still owned by the Commonwealth, she is provided to Defence Maritime Services to allow them to support Navy activities under contract.  Renamed Seahorse Horizon", the ship is operated by Defence Maritime Services out of HMAS "Creswell" as a training and Fleet support vessel.

Tambor-class submarine: The "Tambor"-class submarine was a United States Navy submarine design, used primarily during World War II.  It was the USN's first fully successful fleet submarine, and began the war close to the fighting.  Six of the class were in Hawaiian waters or the Central Pacific on 7 December 1941, with "Tautog" at Pearl Harbor during the attack.  They went on to see hard service; seven of the twelve boats in the class were sunk before the survivors were withdrawn from front-line service in early 1945; this was the highest percentage lost of any US submarine class.  "Tautog" was credited with sinking 26 ships, the largest number of ships sunk by a US submarine in World War II.  The "Tambor"s retained the top speed of 21 kn and range of 11000 nmi (allowing patrols in Japanese home waters) of the preceding "Sargo" class , and improvements included six bow torpedo tubes, a more reliable full diesel-electric propulsion plant, and improved combat efficiency with key personnel and equipment relocated to the conning tower.  In some references, the "Tambor"s are called the "T Class", and SS-206 through SS-211 are sometimes called the ""Gar" class".

Frederick T. Moore, Jr.: Frederick T. Moore, Jr. was a United States Navy captain.  During World War II he was executive officer of Fighter Squadron 1 operating off the carrier  and commanding officer of the Air Group 35 aboard the aircraft carrier  in the Pacific.  During the Korean War, he was the commanding officer of naval air training at NAS Pensacola and the air officer on the  .  His first sea command was aboard the  .  In 1962–1963, Moore was the eighth commanding officer of  .  Late in his career during the Vietnam War, he was Chief of Staff of the Naval Air Training Command at Naval Air Station Pensacola from October 1965 to July 1969.

Charles B. McVay III: Charles B. McVay III (July 30, 1898 – November 6, 1968) was an American naval officer and the commanding officer of  when it was lost in action in 1945, resulting in a massive loss of life.  Of all captains in the history of the United States Navy, he is the only one to have been subjected to court-martial for losing a ship sunk by an act of war, despite the fact that he was on a top secret mission maintaining radio silence (the testimony of the Japanese commander who sank his ship also seemed to exonerate McVay).  After years of mental health problems, he committed suicide.  Following years of efforts by some survivors and others to clear his name, McVay was posthumously exonerated by the 106th United States Congress and President Bill Clinton on October 30, 2000.

Petre Cameniță: Petre Camenita (1889-1962) was a Romanian Major-General during World War II.  In 1941, he was first Commanding Officer 1st Frontier Brigade and then Deputy General Officer Commanding 21st Division.  He was Commanding Officer Infantry 1st Guards Division and then Secretary-General to Under-Secretary of State of Land Forces in 1942, and in 1944 became General Officer Commanding 18th Division.  In 1945, he was first General Officer Commanding 18th Division and then General Officer Commanding VI Corps.  Camenita retired in 1945.

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.

Supporting paragraphs: William Toti Charles B. McVay III
Answer: USS Indianapolis