▁s inking , ▁but ▁her ▁S OS ▁signal ▁was ▁not ▁heard , ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁errors ▁and ▁misunder stand ings , ▁her ▁loss ▁was ▁not ▁discovered ▁until ▁ 2 ▁August ▁when ▁her ▁crew ▁was ▁sp otted ▁by ▁reconna issance ▁plane . ▁Only ▁ 3 2 0 ▁men ▁were ▁recovered ▁following ▁the ▁s inking , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 3 1 6 ▁surv ived . ▁Mc V ay ▁surv ived ▁and ▁faced ▁a ▁court ▁mart ial ▁and ▁repr im and ▁but ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁as ▁rear - ad mir al , ▁comm itting ▁suic ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Following ▁years ▁of ▁efforts ▁by ▁some ▁surv iv ors ▁and ▁others ▁to ▁clear ▁his ▁name , ▁Mc V ay ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁ex on er ated ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 0 6 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁and ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Global ▁Security . org ▁- ▁Port land - class ▁cru iser ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁American ▁Naval ▁Fight ing ▁Sh ips ▁( D AN FS ) ▁ ▁Category : C ru iser ▁classes <0x0A> </s> ▁Sing ha ▁S ā r tha ▁A ju ▁( De van ag ari : ▁ स ि ं ह ▁ स ा र ् थ ▁ आ ज ु ) ▁( altern ative ▁names ▁Sing ha ▁Sar tha ▁Bah u , ▁Sing ha ▁Sar tha ▁Bah a ,