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On this day, July 26, 1945, the USS Indianapolis arrived at Tinian with components for Little Boy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_26• 1945 – World War II: The USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear bomb.