The 7 Deepest Shipwrecks Ever Found

The United Nations believes that there are at least three million shipwrecks on the ocean floors, sparking a centuries-long obsession with these sunken vessels and the wealth they might carry. Seven of the DEEPEST shipwrecks in recorded history are discussed below.

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[TK]

FYI, the biggest reason to recover metals from sunken wrecks is not commonly known. But any metal refined before 1944 is highly prized for scientific purposes, because before that year all metal alloys were not exposed to nuclear radiation from atomic tests/bombs. So yes even today, everything on Earth still shows some contamination, though minor, from use and tests of nuclear bombs.

[sascharoth]

You forgot the Battleship Bismarck, in a 4800 m deep

[adriantowe]

Bismarck one of the most beautiful ships you forgot

[taras]

The wreck of the German Battleship Bismark and a number of submarines have been found that are as deep as these wrecks, plus a number of U.S. and Japanese air craft carriers. These wrecks should be included.

[rianvanheerden]

Whoever comprised this list completely forgot about Bismarck who rests at a depth of 15, 700ft

[grahamward]

If educational videos are made, they need to be accurate.

[adamzahariuk]

The Bismarck is deeper then the Titanic

[loaf.....................]

SS Rio Grande (German Blockade Runner), being sunk by gunfire of USS Omaha (CL 4) and USS Jouett (DD 396) after they intercepted her in the South Atlantic, 4 January 1944. Her crew attempted to scuttle her, but were removed by the two U.S. Navy ships prior to their opening fire to sink her.

[Topp_Jimmy]

This list is inaccurate. Off the top of my head, it is missing the Bismarck at 4, 572 meters, the Yorktown at 5, 075 meters, and probably others. Terrible research skills.

[undeadarmy]

Ships float due to their design and ability to displace water. When you put something that floats in the water, it presses down against the water and pushes it out, but the water also presses up against the object. In order for something to float, it needs to weigh less than the weight of the water that it displaces. So weight and geometry are the two factors that determine if something will float. This is why large ships are shaped to a point at the bottom, because it allows for a lot more water displacement.

This is also why cargo ships have lines with numbers painted on the sides. You can calculate the weight of the cargo you're picking up, by comparing how low in the water it is to how much lower it gets in the water after you've loaded the cargo.

[Skyliner]

What about the german Battleship Bismarck? Her Wreck lies in a depth of 4.800 Meters.

[thatguyfromvermont]

You forgot to mention that the Indianapolis delivered the components for the atomic bomb ending World War II

[PhilAndersonOutside]

While the description clears things up, the title is misleading, as these are not _the_ 7 deepest shipwrecks, like the title implies, just 7 _of the_ deepest.

[HankHarvick]

What about SS El Faro, which was a roll-on/roll-off container ship that sank during Hurricane Joaquin in 2015? It lies at 15, 000 feet (4, 600 meters) at the bottom in the Atlantic about 35 nautical miles from Crooked Island

[legothoron]

there should be 8 on here, the ship left out is the German Battleship Bismarck

[Ozai]

The USS Samuel *B Roberts* is a Destroyer Escort, a *tiny* ship in comparison to a Battleship.

[wilhelmshurenberg]

USS Hornet (CV-8) famous for launching the Doolittle Raid. The ship lies at a depth of 5400m.
And of course, Battleship Bismarck: 4800 m.

[Papabear]

The kms bismarck should have been on this list it’s deeper than the titanic is

[afbrat]

The Titanic was actually lost on 15 April 1912, not the 14th as you have it listed.

[tropixi]

its scary to think about all the things that has been sunk, destoryed or even fell into the ocean and we will never find it