i justlove how the archaeologist is just.. awestruck and just saying "wow" and it makes me so happy. it reminds me when i saw the milky way for the first time. all i could say was wow.
I was there for the majority of the stream, where the main man talking about the archaeology of this scuttled ship told a story that had me in tears. Men on another ship he dove on once on the Boefer quads were felling aircraft during the war. During that time, he told the audience, a plane crashed into the ship and spilled gasoline over the flight deck. The gasoline caught alight and neared the gun crew. The men looked toward the sea of aflame gasoline before looking back to their guns and felling another aircraft. The men burned to death as the ship went down quickly. As he said "Many tears were shed for these men that day." Even now, as an 18 year old exploring these dives with them, I cried for the men who died to serve our country. Now, this history is forever going to live on in the ocean, within the animals that live upon her once beautiful hull and decks.
Now after the Independence was hit at Tarawa they had to limp back to Funafuti Atoll, a Pacific Island where the Independence was partially repaired at it's water line. My Father's friend, George Castro, was dead and sealed off in a compartment of the ship when they arrived at Funafuti. My Father wasn't sure if George's body was buried on the island of Funafuti or not (I'll cover this in more detail later). After the Independence was repaired at it's water line they limped (about 13 knots) back to Pearl and were escorted by two sea-going tugs and a destroyer. I remember seeing photographs of sea-going tugs and laughing and telling my Father how small they looked in the water along side an aircraft carrier almost like a kid's toy in a bath tub. Then my Father said something I will never forget, " Now Son, those sea-going tug sailors, are the REAL sailors". When they were limping back to Pearl my Dad said those tugs would literally disappear from sight and then reappear as the Pacific Ocean's waves would engulf the tugs.
There is some irony here. My Grandfather served aboard the USS Independence CVL-22 from 1941 - 1945 and I served aboard the USS Independence CV-62 from 1992 - 1995 and our Neighbours son is serving currently on the USS Independence LCS - 2. Sadly the Newest will be decommissioned this year 2021. Nice work now I have seen all three ships!
After fifteen Japanese Bettys finished their attack on the Independence at Tarawa the Captain came on the loud speaker and announced, "prepare to abandon ship"!!! The Independence was hit (aerial torpedo) and limping in the water at about 3 knots with a 13% list. My Dad told me there wasn't a dry eye aboard the ship, all of the men were crying. They were crying because if they abandoned ship there weren't enough life boats for all of the men. This meant that most of the men would be floating in the cold Pacific with no protection, save their life jacket. Fortunately, the ship's crew and engineers were able to right the ship and avoid having to abandon ship. That night however, the Japanese shot flares into the sky trying to locate the Independence to finish her off. They never located her but the men above deck could see the flares going off in the distance.
That definitely was a Hellcat, they labelled one of their tags as "Hellcat Gun Mount" or something along those lines. The fuselage is unmistakable as well.
I don't know what I'm looking at; what shapes are what? 1:00 Now I see it. "See the mounts there for the cables?" No. If he could have side "right side, top" or something that would have helped. What are the sponges?
For those wondering about the color of the sponges and corals and whether they "should" look like that. They should in fact look like that. Most deep sea sponges are white or yellow, and a lot of deep sea corals are white. There are also a lot more of them than I've seen on any other shipwreck, which is a very good thing. Evidently this was an excellent place to plop on artificial reef on the sea floor (it sank by accident for those who don't know).
is Philip Wire still living? Would like to contact him my uncle was a night fighter pilot and died attempting to land his airplane on the independence.
Thanks for the video as I happened to see an article about it on Yahoo news, not that they gave much info about it other than it was sunk in the shark filled depths of the Pacific Ocean. How deep is it where she rests? Maybe because of the depth, that's why there's not many fish, but a lot of mollusks(?)/barnacles growing on her? As to the paint, wasn't everything basically lead based?
This! Was fantastic! As a military child I grew up in west Germany before and after the fall of the ussr, I learned from living history (Both ww’s) been to many war sites, memorials, burials…etc. we must never forget
From my searching, looks like Akm72 is right, but sites seem to disagree on whether it's carnivorous.. whereas various larger organisms like at 5:50 that get trapped inside might actually digested.. yikes!
Oooohhh nooooo we r all doomed...DOOOOOOMMMEEDDD I TELLS YA. da Mc pinchers r learning how to use our weaponry... first they learn how to use our stuff next they r colonizing the galaxy on the backs of theyer human slaves!!!!!! If you don’t want that to happen then do your part by not buying fake crab products. Get the real thing. If not for humanity then do it for the taste!!! And remember. HUMAMS ARE NUMBER ONE!!!! AND DEATH TO CRABS AND DOLPHINS!!!
I have a few questions about this. Why are all the corals and sponges on this wreck bleached white? It is because of pollution from the ship, pollution in the ocean in general, or because the wreck is too deep for the sunlight to reach it? Also what are those red fish that are just laying all around the wreck?
No idea what those fish are, but a lot of deep sea creatures have no pigments. Since there is virtually no light down there, colours would just be a wasted effort.
I write about my Father's experience while on the Independence because it is cathartic for me. But more importantly, I want people to understand the horrors of war. In America's history I think there was only two justifiable wars, the American Revolution and the Civil War. I'm not telling my Father's story because I want to glorify the war stories of WWII, which one can easily get caught up in. Wars are mass murders on a grand scale. I once asked my Father if he ever witnessed any men fighting in the Navy. Now my Father was in the Navy for 3 years and 9 months...and he never saw one single fight amongst the men. Now I was young and dumb when I asked him about fighting because I had seen a lot of this in Hollywood macho-man movies glorifying the war. You know, the John Wayne stuff. My Father told me the Navy didn't TOLERATE infighting, case closed. My Father had a very religious upbringing (Pentecostal) and he once remarked that he had never seen more gambling than when he was in the Navy. Now he also mentioned that he had seen men (probably alcoholics) drink after shave lotion as a substitute for alcohol while at sea. I am very fortunate and proud to have a Father who told me about WWII without exaggerating.
my dad served during WW 2 on the cvl 22, what no one talks about is after the bomb tests she was towed back to hunters point for testing and cleaned up by hosing her off into the bay. the sand and rock in and on the ship was contaminated. now it is in SF bay..
Yup, I really wanted to know about the crab chilling in the sponge basket on the gun, and those cute lil pink fishes just chilling on the floor everywhere
My Grandfather was Chief Yeoman on the Independence during the Philippine Campaign. He didn't talk about it too much, but I know it was a pivotal chapter in his life. Those guys who served far from home in WWII really knew what sacrifice meant. We owe them a debt of eternal gratitude for their service and loss.
I can only imagine the remains of the men who died on the ships are now buried in the sand R.I.P to those brave men rest their souls gone but not forgotten
12:21 ish " Scientists measured the blast effect by removing the foil " HOW were these 'foils' recovered from irradiated hulks ? Remember , NO ONE has seen this hulk for 60+ years ! And IF these so called 'atom bombs' destroyed whole cities which were largely 'vaporised' - then how did these ships and aircraft survive basically in one piece ? People need to wake up to the truth that there 'aint no such things as 'nukes' or 'atom bombs'
It's poetic probably from God as it carried the Atomic Bomb and sharks ate 3/4's of them. It sank in the deepest of water and the crew suffered like no others. It had to be an act of God!
You are thinking of the Indianapolis dude, which was brought down by torpedoes on the way to the Philippines. This ship went down around the bikini atoll in a test to see how ships handled nuclear explosions.
Kawy Thowy No the story is correct, your dad just served on the newer USS Independence, this is the one from World War 2. The Navy uses the same names multiple times you know.
Why was this ship towed to around San Francisco to be sunk in 1680 feet of water. Those plants on the ship look highly mutated and some of those fish are really mutated.
i justlove how the archaeologist is just.. awestruck and just saying "wow" and it makes me so happy. it reminds me when i saw the milky way for the first time. all i could say was wow.
Best channel I've subscribed to in years
The main man giving history sounds like a news caster.....he just sounds so familiar. Great history lessons.
Bob Ballard I believe… who discovered the Titanic
I was there for the majority of the stream, where the main man talking about the archaeology of this scuttled ship told a story that had me in tears. Men on another ship he dove on once on the Boefer quads were felling aircraft during the war. During that time, he told the audience, a plane crashed into the ship and spilled gasoline over the flight deck. The gasoline caught alight and neared the gun crew. The men looked toward the sea of aflame gasoline before looking back to their guns and felling another aircraft. The men burned to death as the ship went down quickly. As he said "Many tears were shed for these men that day." Even now, as an 18 year old exploring these dives with them, I cried for the men who died to serve our country. Now, this history is forever going to live on in the ocean, within the animals that live upon her once beautiful hull and decks.
Truelly amazing. Crystal clear image. Thank you for uploading.
Now after the Independence was hit at Tarawa they had to limp back to Funafuti Atoll, a Pacific Island where the Independence was partially repaired at it's water line. My Father's friend, George Castro, was dead and sealed off in a compartment of the ship when they arrived at Funafuti. My Father wasn't sure if George's body was buried on the island of Funafuti or not (I'll cover this in more detail later). After the Independence was repaired at it's water line they limped (about 13 knots) back to Pearl and were escorted by two sea-going tugs and a destroyer. I remember seeing photographs of sea-going tugs and laughing and telling my Father how small they looked in the water along side an aircraft carrier almost like a kid's toy in a bath tub. Then my Father said something I will never forget, " Now Son, those sea-going tug sailors, are the REAL sailors". When they were limping back to Pearl my Dad said those tugs would literally disappear from sight and then reappear as the Pacific Ocean's waves would engulf the tugs.
There is some irony here. My Grandfather served aboard the USS Independence CVL-22 from 1941 - 1945 and I served aboard the USS Independence CV-62 from 1992 - 1995 and our Neighbours son is serving currently on the USS Independence LCS - 2. Sadly the Newest will be decommissioned this year 2021. Nice work now I have seen all three ships!
My dad was on cv-22 from '42-'at.....
After fifteen Japanese Bettys finished their attack on the Independence at Tarawa the Captain came on the loud speaker and announced, "prepare to abandon ship"!!! The Independence was hit (aerial torpedo) and limping in the water at about 3 knots with a 13% list. My Dad told me there wasn't a dry eye aboard the ship, all of the men were crying. They were crying because if they abandoned ship there weren't enough life boats for all of the men. This meant that most of the men would be floating in the cold Pacific with no protection, save their life jacket. Fortunately, the ship's crew and engineers were able to right the ship and avoid having to abandon ship. That night however, the Japanese shot flares into the sky trying to locate the Independence to finish her off. They never located her but the men above deck could see the flares going off in the distance.
I love watching he content.. It's so fascinating and nice to hear the passion in ur voices.. Ty for making these available to us.
that's the one I was waiting for, awesome.
As I am watching this, aircraft wreckage at time 7:41, looks like F6F Hellcat
That definitely was a Hellcat, they labelled one of their tags as "Hellcat Gun Mount" or something along those lines. The fuselage is unmistakable as well.
That's so cool, love your channel and stream
I don't know what I'm looking at; what shapes are what?
1:00 Now I see it.
"See the mounts there for the cables?" No.
If he could have side "right side, top" or something that would have helped.
What are the sponges?
For those wondering about the color of the sponges and corals and whether they "should" look like that. They should in fact look like that. Most deep sea sponges are white or yellow, and a lot of deep sea corals are white. There are also a lot more of them than I've seen on any other shipwreck, which is a very good thing. Evidently this was an excellent place to plop on artificial reef on the sea floor (it sank by accident for those who don't know).
is Philip Wire still living? Would like to contact him my uncle was a night fighter pilot and died attempting to land his airplane on the independence.
Tristan Antonov Hellcat
Thanks for the video as I happened to see an article about it on Yahoo news, not that they gave much info about it other than it was sunk in the shark filled depths of the Pacific Ocean. How deep is it where she rests? Maybe because of the depth, that's why there's not many fish, but a lot of mollusks(?)/barnacles growing on her? As to the paint, wasn't everything basically lead based?
THANK YOU!!!!
This! Was fantastic! As a military child I grew up in west Germany before and after the fall of the ussr, I learned from living history (Both ww’s) been to many war sites, memorials, burials…etc. we must never forget
That is amazing ..have anyone every found the resting place off the USS Navada
Yep, she was discovered in May of last year.
Amazing, Thank You
stunning images. I would love to be a part of a ship wreak dive
What are the large white cup like growths with either spots or holes?
I think they're Goiter Sponges.
From my searching, looks like Akm72 is right, but sites seem to disagree on whether it's carnivorous.. whereas various larger organisms like at 5:50 that get trapped inside might actually digested.. yikes!
Rest in peace everyone that served in the military we thank you 🇺🇲🇺🇲
no, rest in chaos, this is the cost of war; pay with your soul.
I saw 2 crabs manning a gun
Oooohhh nooooo we r all doomed...DOOOOOOMMMEEDDD I TELLS YA. da Mc pinchers r learning how to use our weaponry... first they learn how to use our stuff next they r colonizing the galaxy on the backs of theyer human slaves!!!!!! If you don’t want that to happen then do your part by not buying fake crab products. Get the real thing. If not for humanity then do it for the taste!!! And remember. HUMAMS ARE NUMBER ONE!!!! AND DEATH TO CRABS AND DOLPHINS!!!
THE CRAB REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN!!!
Quick question ... what were the red fish? Species ID?
0:20 top right can anyone identify that life form??
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They supposedly sank these ships battle ready. With planes, guns with ammo. Everything to fight with to see what would happen to all of it.
I have a few questions about this. Why are all the corals and sponges on this wreck bleached white? It is because of pollution from the ship, pollution in the ocean in general, or because the wreck is too deep for the sunlight to reach it? Also what are those red fish that are just laying all around the wreck?
No idea what those fish are, but a lot of deep sea creatures have no pigments.
Since there is virtually no light down there, colours would just be a wasted effort.
07:46 "두번째 비키니"
My grandfather’s ship
My grandfather walter radwonski was on that ship ww2
I meant 7:14
8:04 Crabs playing Airplane!
I write about my Father's experience while on the Independence because it is cathartic for me. But more importantly, I want people to understand the horrors of war. In America's history I think there was only two justifiable wars, the American Revolution and the Civil War. I'm not telling my Father's story because I want to glorify the war stories of WWII, which one can easily get caught up in. Wars are mass murders on a grand scale. I once asked my Father if he ever witnessed any men fighting in the Navy. Now my Father was in the Navy for 3 years and 9 months...and he never saw one single fight amongst the men. Now I was young and dumb when I asked him about fighting because I had seen a lot of this in Hollywood macho-man movies glorifying the war. You know, the John Wayne stuff. My Father told me the Navy didn't TOLERATE infighting, case closed. My Father had a very religious upbringing (Pentecostal) and he once remarked that he had never seen more gambling than when he was in the Navy. Now he also mentioned that he had seen men (probably alcoholics) drink after shave lotion as a substitute for alcohol while at sea. I am very fortunate and proud to have a Father who told me about WWII without exaggerating.
My father probably knew your father as he too served on the Mighty I
Is that a skull under the bofors at 3.00 ?
Not human if that’s what you want to know.
is this vehicle manned or unmanned?
Unmanned. It was sunk on purpose after it was part of a A bomb experiment.
The underwater museum for WWII
My father served on the Independence in 1944
Is it still radioactive??
睿成施 if it were they wouldn't be there.
my dad served during WW 2 on the cvl 22, what no one talks about is after the bomb tests she was towed back to hunters point for testing and cleaned up by hosing her off into the bay. the sand and rock in and on the ship was contaminated. now it is in SF bay..
USS Independence from CVL to LCS
The sea took it back. Now it's home to aquatic life 😊
How deep did the ship sink?
1680 feet. It's actually somewhere off the west coast of San Francisco.
@@fredwinter7411 2600 feet, actually. Off the Farallon islands, near San Francisco.
What is the red fish on the USS Independence
A thorny-head! :)
Looks like a Rockfish....
Me; Ah yes the boat is very nice now can you tell me about that fish... and that fish... that one... how about that cute lil crab...?
Yup, I really wanted to know about the crab chilling in the sponge basket on the gun, and those cute lil pink fishes just chilling on the floor everywhere
@@Manj_J right? who are they I wanna know
Might be damage from the fall downward.
Wow!!
Su questi filmati dovrebbero esserci le traduzioni in italiano
Guys, please, buy a microphone and tune it properly !
That right there must be a pretty radiated LCV
My father served on that ship in WWII. Gutless tools like Steve Riddle will never understand honor and sacrifice.
As did mine. I'm going to have to watch this video later when I have more time. Awesome find!
@@epickett63 Eldred, I appreciate your father's service.
My Grandfather was Chief Yeoman on the Independence during the Philippine Campaign. He didn't talk about it too much, but I know it was a pivotal chapter in his life. Those guys who served far from home in WWII really knew what sacrifice meant. We owe them a debt of eternal gratitude for their service and loss.
Davy Jones' battleship
now to find his locker
Spongebobs home!
what is that white?
WOW
Wow
Nature is scary.
This is all extremely scary to me, TBH..
Thalassophobia
How deep are you ?
💙
any way it's great
Yy
why didn't you guys go looking for sponge bob? I'm sure he wasn't too far away
👍👍
I can only imagine the remains of the men who died on the ships are now buried in the sand R.I.P to those brave men rest their souls gone but not forgotten
This particular ship was scuttled
Crazy sponges
ENDE
12:21 ish " Scientists measured the blast effect by removing the foil "
HOW were these 'foils' recovered from irradiated hulks ? Remember , NO ONE has seen this hulk for 60+ years !
And IF these so called 'atom bombs' destroyed whole cities which were largely 'vaporised' - then how did these ships and aircraft survive basically in one piece ?
People need to wake up to the truth that there 'aint no such things as 'nukes' or 'atom bombs'
operation crossroads was done in mid 1946, pretty sure they had enough time to remove those foils before it sank
I was born and raised in Las Vegas and I can assure you, nukes are very real. Never thought I would actually have to say that to anyone.
I like this naval history stuff. But, it is a it the ship Not a she.
It's a tradition to refer to ship a female in the US, UK, France, and Russia. Yes Ships are inanimate but that's how they're referred to.
Hate to break it to you, but your opinion won't change centuries of naval tradition
It's poetic probably from God as it carried the Atomic Bomb and sharks ate 3/4's of them. It sank in the deepest of water and the crew suffered like no others.
It had to be an act of God!
You are thinking of the Indianapolis dude, which was brought down by torpedoes on the way to the Philippines. This ship went down around the bikini atoll in a test to see how ships handled nuclear explosions.
narator - shut up
Yeah! All he seemed to want to talk about was...paint.
My dad served on the INDEPENDENCE. It’s an aircraft carrier that was just scraped a few years ago??? This story is all wrong.
Kawy Thowy No the story is correct, your dad just served on the newer USS Independence, this is the one from World War 2. The Navy uses the same names multiple times you know.
You are correct. My father serverd on this ship during WWII
lol call ya dad ....son!!
Oh my sweet summer child
Why was this ship towed to around San Francisco to be sunk in 1680 feet of water. Those plants on the ship look highly mutated and some of those fish are really mutated.