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FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT SUNKEN SHIPS

Added on: 16th Jul 2016

 

IN 1703, THOMAS ATKINS WAS SWEPT OFF THE

DECK OF HIS SINKING SHIP ONTO ANOTHER

SINKING SHIP. A SECOND WAVE THEN SWEPT

HIM ONTO A LIFEBOAT

In 1703, Thomas Atkins was swept off the deck of his sinking ship onto another sinking ship. A second wave then swept him onto a lifeboat

 

 

THE USS TANG WAS ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST

SUCCESSFUL SUBMARINES DURING WWII

BEFORE IT SANK ITSELF WITH ITS OWN TORPEDO

The USS Tang was one of America's most successful submarines during WWII before it sank itself with its own torpedo

 

 

IN 1974, THE CIA SPENT NEARLY $4 BILLION TO

CONSTRUCT A SHIP EQUIPPED WITH A NEARLY

5KM CLAW IN ORDER TO RAISE A SUNKEN

SOVIET SUBMARINE

In 1974, the CIA spent nearly $4 billion to construct a ship equipped with a nearly 5km claw in order to raise a sunken Soviet submarine

 

 

VASA, A SWEDISH SHIP THAT SANK IN 1628, WAS

FOUND TO HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED USING 2

SETS OF RULERS. ONE SET USED SWEDISH FEET

(12 INCHES) AND OTHER SET USED AMSTERDAM

FEET (11 INCHES)

Vasa, a Swedish ship that sank in 1628, was found to have been constructed using 2 sets of rulers. One set used Swedish feet (12 inches) and other set used Amsterdam feet (11 inches)

 

 

KARL VON MÜLLER, A GERMAN CAPTAIN DURING

WWI WOULD ALLOW THE PASSENGERS OF THE

BOATS HE WAS GOING TO SINK ENOUGH TIME

TO ABANDON SHIP

Karl von Müller, a German captain during WWI would allow the passengers of the boats he was going to sink enough time to abandon ship

 

 

THE TITANIC WAS NOT THE GREATEST LOSS OF

LIFE IN US MARITIME HISTORY. IN 1865 A

STEAMBOAT CARRYING RETURNING UNION

POWS SANK AND MORE THAN 1,700 PEOPLE DIED

Titanic was not the greatest loss of life in US maritime history. In 1865 a steamboat carrying returning Union POWs sank and more than 1,700 people died

 

 

THE CHEF OF THE JASCON 4 SURVIVED IN AN AIR

POCKET FOR 3 DAYS AFTER THE SHIP SANK

UNTIL HE WAS FOUND BY DIVERS

The chef of the Jascon 4 survived in an air pocket for 3 days after the ship sank until he was found by divers

 

 

IN 1986 A SOVIET SUB (K-219) SANK WITH MORE THAN

30 NUKES ON BOARD. WHEN THE SOVIETS FINALLY

REACHED THE WRECK 2 YEARS LATER, THEY

FOUND THAT THE HATCHES HAD BEEN FORCED

OPEN AND THE NUCLEAR WARHEADS WERE GONE

In 1986 a Soviet sub (K-219) sank with more than 30 nukes onboard. When the Soviets finally reached the wreck 2 years later, they found that the hatches had been forced open and the nuclear warheads were gone

 


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