The Most Mysterious Missing Ships

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[ignitionfrn]

0:50 - Chapter 1 - Le griffon
2:40 - Chapter 2 - USS Porpoise
3:55 - Chapter 3 - SS Baychimo
6:20 - Chapter 4 - The antikythera
8:10 - Chapter 5 - The merchant royal
9:50 - Chapter 6 - USS Cyclops
11:55 - Chapter 7 - HL Hunley

[ErelH]

It's pretty obvious what happened to the USS Cyclops - I'd abandon ship as well if it was heading to Baltimore

[TheCatzilla]

Simon can you make a video about the first scientific confirmation of the existence of Rogue Waves

[rob]

The hurley museum did a followup video saying the shock of the warhead going off with crew underwater killed or knocked out all the crew in place all at once. Everyone was still in their positions. They even did some testing on the theory showing it as most likely explanation

[edwhatshisname]

With the Hunley I thought it was determined that the crew had passed out and later asphyxiated due to carbon dioxide exposure, which is why their remains were all found at their stations.

[jameskubica]

I think it would be a cool vid to cover the Edmund Fitzgerald. It was a big search and the dives used cool tech. Also it's just a really cool story.

[HuckelAR]

Your videos/channels are great. Thank you for the constant uploads. I keep your vids playing in the background like a podcast most days. Helps work fly by.

[srr]

Thanks, Simon and crew for the interesting topic! The Hunley came to visit our local college about 12 years ago on an educational tour and it was indeed a fascinating story!

[jennifercramp]

My father discovered that the shipyard (The Cramp Shipyard in Philadelphia, PA) that built the USS Cyclopes was owned by a distant relative of ours. Makes for some interesting conversations.

[mellissadalby]

The most recent theory behind the demise of the crew of the H.L. Hunley is CO2 toxicity caused by insufficient ventilation. Eight men working physically hard to propel the vessel would indeed consume much oxygen and expel much CO2. It is very likely that the airflow in and out of the vessel during the mission was insufficient to keep the air safe inside.

[renerpho]

Simon, I think the story of the lost sarcophagus of Menkaure would be interesting! It is about a ship full of artifacts (including the sarcophagus of an Egyptian pharaoh) that was lost in the Mediteranean sea in 1838. Even though the crew survived, the ship and all the artifacts on board were never found.

[Draganovaa]

Simon is amazing just found all of his channels and have been binging all his content. Keep the amazing work up.

[the_realalpharius]

Other facts about the USS Cyclops, all of her other sisters disappeared in the triangle except for one. That sister went on to become the USS Langley, the navy's first aircraft carrier

[johnpinckney]

The least surprising discovery on the Hunley was the sticker reading "Re-Elect Strom Thurmond"...

[me]

I can't believe you didn't even mention the most famous missing ship of all, the SS Minnow. It was a charter boat that set a sail from a tropic port for a three hour tour. They think it might have ran aground on some "uncharted dessert isle" As far as I know nobody ever heard from the skipper, his mate or the five other passengers after the fateful trip

[kimhohlmayer]

My favorite author, Clive Cussler, was the one with his fellow NUMA volunteers who found the Hunley. He named his group after the fictional government agency he created in his adventure novels.

[thetierbridge]

The USS Cyclop's two sisters also sank, with the one survivor of the class being converted into one of the world's first aircraft carrier. What an eventful ship type!
Edit: The fact that no one went out and saved the Baychimo amazes me.

[pattonkesselring]

I love it when Simon talks about ships.

[franl]

Simon: "Seven missing ships..."
Me: "Seven? This isn't TopTenz, then?"
Ah well, it's got Simon in it, so settle back ...

[mssarah]

Very cool! I love these stories! And love when you hear all the aboslutly ridiculous theories people come up with.