USS Indianapolis Shark Attack Disaster | Shark Week

[@Chiefskeet]

My great great uncle survived this event

[@chicagogrimreaper6759]

Same bro

[@Olivia-hi5rd]

I'm learning a bit about this in school but my teacher said lots of them were tiger sharks and some of them were the white tip sharks

[@owenpyan99]

Most were white tips

[@johnstack577]

Good video, keep it up man.

[@ThatWasHistory]

Thanks so much! We're glad to hear you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

[@gnosticmom2805]

Believe it or not, the sharks were very attracted to the empty SPAM cans that the sailors discarded into the water. No one really knows why but the greasy cans actually sent the sharks into frenzies.

[@ThatWasHistory]

Interesting. Perhaps the sharks associated the smell from the SPAM cans with the sailors in the water?

[@gnosticmom2805]

No one really knows although it's speculated that it was the FAT in the SPAM, not the meat, that triggered the frenzied reaction. Nothing else the sailors discarded caused that kind of reaction.

[@brycecrane2569]

Interesting video, but this doesn't change the fact that lighting maqueen blew an entire lap lead for the piston cup in 2006

[@anubishellwalkerps4769]

personally my favorite is the thresher shark or mako shark I like the thresher because of its long massive tall that take up about 2/3 of its body size and i like the mako shark because of the combination of speed and ferocity

[@MrKbmart]

Where did u get the thumbnail from?

[@marcellepesek3038]

There was total radio silence ordered on the journey, and when the ship did not return on time, it took days before anyone even noticed. Some people who were notified did not take it seriously, so that the crew was doomed. There is a very informative book available about this terrible tragedy, sorry I can't recall the title, but "S.S. Indianapolis" should bring up the name if you look for it.

[@Shadowvssony]

The radio operators in the Philippines had a schedule when each Battleship,Destroyer,Cruiser,and so forth was suppose to be there.So when they didn't show up they thought they would show up so days later.Until the planes(like you said)spotted them.(I can't remember it all if I added something wrong I'm sorry but I got some of this if I remember from AHC.)

[@JasonJacobs]

Great video! Thanks for sharing! I learned a lot from it.

[@mslovelyj9443]

Great Video 💗 Just Subbed!!

[@ThatWasHistory]

Thank you so much!

[@realitywithmj4334]

my great grandson survived this event

[@ThatWasHistory]

Did you mean "grandfather" by chance? 😁

[@realitywithmj4334]

@@ThatWasHistory actually no, i understand how to manipulate the space-time continuum and go where i want in whatever dimension that i choose

[@CinematicComics]

i love hammerheads best because they're so freaky-looking,but are also one of the most dangerous,along w/ makos,tigers and great whites.

[@CinematicComics]

mostly around the florida area.i know there's the most i heard of them around there.or any warm waters around the world.they're amazing,freaky-looking sharks.unfortunately these unusual sharks species are threatened.continue your research on google or lycos.-good luck w. that!a-z-animals.com/animals/hammerhead-shark/

[@gerrimerrick3488]

Thanks for your informative video...needs to be shared to add to the facts of this tragic WWII event.

[@ThatWasHistory]

Hey! Thanks for watching. We are so glad that you found the video informative and useful. This story is certainly one more people need to hear about.

[@luckyone045]

Great white sharks are just so beautiful and mysterious 😍 great video! Very informative 👌🏻

[@ThatWasHistory]

+luckyone045 Thanks for watching. We agree, Great White Sharks are amazing and there's so much we still don't know about them!

[@adznz11]

It was Oceanic white tips that where responsible for the USS indianapolis. The white tips have long been known to seamen and downed pilots.

[@british.scorpion]

My favourite shark? Hammerhead. How do they see? Most odd.

[@2lowkey100]

Ayy Yung Lean drooping knowledge.

[@ryanlarue7726]

Short-fin Mako. Speed kills

[@ThatWasHistory]

Cool choice! We just read that they are capable of bursts of speed up to 42 MPH. That's awesome!

[@alternatehistorypt]

nice video as allways

[@ThatWasHistory]

***** Thanks!

[@villavelli]

The other 400 died of dehydration, delerium from drinking sea water, or just plain fear. The was the attacks were described by the survivor I think great whites were involved too.

[@ernancabral6580]

Here in the Philippines we eat sharks ...

[@janielmariesemira4074]

In China too.

[@marcellepesek3038]

@@janielmariesemira4074: You cut their fins off and drop them alive back into the ocean. Just for some soup. What will you eat when you've eaten all the sharks. If they don't get to grow to sexual maturity, they won't bear a new generation of sharks, so that humans have caused a total imbalance in the oceans.

[@frankorobinson1540]

I like a lot of sharks great white #,1tiger ,mako,hammer head,🐋 shark,as long as I am on a boat I light all sharks,but swimming on top of ocean not seeing it coming from below has got to be the most dangerous case of ptsd

[@pelle9886]

I just hate sharks

[@cashscash21]

White Tipped Shark

[@jokiya1]

The soldiers probably died from the injuries of the shark bites. Becos sharks don't eat human flesh as it doesn't provide them enough fat. But a shark bite can puncture the arteries which probably what killed the soldiers. Different to "Ramree Island Croc attack". Cos crocs do eat humans. Every single piece of it.

[@politicallyincorrectbeing8201]

They ate the dead bodies tho.

[@warhulk2]

Trolli Gummi Shark

[@ThatWasHistory]

Haha! That's a great choice.

[@joshreed6559]

I love all sharks it doesn't really matter what kind of shark is my favorite because all sharks are unique white finned, bluetip, thresher, great white, tiger, hammerhead, reef, sand shark, bullshark, whale shark, and the list goes on the way the eat what their favorite foods are every shark acts differently but what most interests me is that they never stop they have to keep swimming to keep air flow and most sharks don't like different temperature change and climate's but the funny thing is that most 95% of the world populations is afraid of sharks because they think that they're monsters and when in reality their not they have to feed too to stay healthy and alive but what a lot of people don't know is that sharks don't really like the taste of human blood most shark attacks are accidental what is a sharks favorite foods sea lions, seals, so when your on a surf board out in the middle of the ocean the only thing in the water is your arms and legs and from underneath to a shark what do you look like.... a seal or if your out scuba diving most people wear a charcoal black swim suit again what do you look like..... a seal I've studied sharks my whole life I've never really seen one in person but I always wanted too I'm 25 years old and my whole life favorite animals was wolves, and deer and my favorite fish was always sharks so I've studied them and I've learned that their are certain times of the year you don't want to be in the water swimming and that's during mating season you don't want to swim where there's sea lions and if you do you want to keep a sharp eye out for sharks and the best way of knowing there's a shark near by is by watching the seals reactions because they can see things that we cannot and you don't want to go out into the water after dark because that's when most sharks feed I know just about everything there is to know about sharks again I have studied them since I was a little boy same goes for wolves and deer I'm from west virging born and raised imma country boy I hunt fish and work for a living I'm going to Florida in August for the first time to try some deep see fishing and I'm really hoping that I get to see a shark I'd be tickled to death if I do lol but thanks for uploading your video on KZbin for us to watch and I hope to see more the names Josh and thank you once again for allowing me to express my feelings about sharks and what I think about them

[@aliciawhipple513]

I would have to say makos or hammerhead sharks. Sand sharks are also kinda cool

[@nikkipurslow5498]

wrong tiger sharks all attacks

[@BlackLabelSlushie]

whenever there is a shark attack e.g. in Florida, they always trot out an environmentalist who assures us for the 5000th time that sharks are very very safe and that sharks do NOT target humans (only by accident). I don't quite believe that and thus incident seems to confirm that. I like the environment. But if it's between me and the sharks, then hunt down the sharks and cul them

[@f.friedrichkling-hauss3807]

+BlackLabelSlushie News flash Mr. Genius, 54 people on average in just the US die from lightening every year while the total number of people killed by shark attack in, for example, 2014, WORLDWIDE was 3, yes THREE. So now that you know you are 18 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM LIGHTNING what are you going to do? Kill all the lightning bolts? Or maybe this is a hoax being perpetrated by environmentalists to make lightning look bad. People like you have succeeded in killing off 90% of the world's sharks. But fear not: Christ stated prior to his crucifixion that when He returns He shall, “Destroy those who laid waste God’s creation.”

[@Saucey_0y0]

+F. Friedrich Kling-Hauss God never said that.

[@f.friedrichkling-hauss3807]

Fussy The Lesser Right, dumb ass. The Son of God spoke these words. Read your bible, you fuzzy wuzzy poorly educated denialist idiot. Are you so stupid as to believe that God only cares about human beings? Probably. Practitioners of Buddhism will appreciate this statement. It's a common theme among religions, unless YOU are one of the destroyers. When man interferes with the Tao, The sky becomes filthy, The Earth becomes depleted, The equilibrium crumbles, Creatures become extinct. ~~The Buddha~~

[@Saucey_0y0]

F. Friedrich Kling-Hauss so your atheist?

[@owenpyan99]

And this is why I say people like you should not be able to vote

[@masterbloodwolf2929]

Great white all tha way, coz he da king of tha ocean and a decendant of the great MEGLADON 😆

[@ThatWasHistory]

Great White’s are always an excellent choice! They are fascinating sharks.

[@kaitlynoshea91]

it was a kitten bomb

[@samueljamuel1377]

Great white

[@jordandaniels8241]

The Bull Shark

[@Eggemeyers]

3:55 Not even close... I hate my countries' narrow-minded, self-centered attitudes. I mean, please just do your freaking research. The majority of this video was very good. But then you just up and say that the USS Indianapolis sinking was most likely where the most shark attacks occurred in such a short period of time in world history. Please look up Toyama Maru and/or Junyō Maru, just to name two. These were two Japanese ships, both sunk in shark infested waters in WW2... Both had over 6000 people aboard and only about 10% survived. Yet, for obvious reasons, it doesn't get any publicity, especially in America, because the victors write the history books. MAKES ME SICK... I can guarantee you that at least 400% more shark attacks occurred during the sinking of these Japanese ships than did from the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.

[@terrydronet4617]

Kyle Eggemeyer stop talking shit if you people didn't want your ass kicked you shouldn't have bomd pearl...and my grandfather was on the indy bitch

[@Eggemeyers]

Terry Dronet I'm an American, not a Japanese.

[@terrydronet4617]

Kyle Eggemeyer hmm well maby you should be sence you hate America , people like you make me sick , bet you like the freedom of America.

[@terrydronet4617]

you are not American, I am i served my country proudly we are 13 bars and 50 stars of hard steel and sex appeal

[@Eggemeyers]

Terry Dronet Classic response from someone who is small minded and refuses to accept that America too has its flaws as a country. Thanks for your service, but you are spouting off like a fool right now.

[@ualuuanie]

The whale shark because it has the largest fin to make shark fin soup :)

[@ThatWasHistory]

ualuuanie We've never had shark fin soup before. Does the taste remind you of any other foods?

[@ualuuanie]

Only tasted it once when I was on vacation in Hong Kong during the 90s lasted rather salty and people put vinegar n pepper. Bought 1 last year in the market but after cooking it tasted funny.

[@f.friedrichkling-hauss3807]

+ualuuanie Your comments are so typically HUMAN. While you and others discuss the virtues of shark fin soup, this wasteful and destructive practice has resulted in the deaths of 90% of all sharks in the world's oceans. Yep, you are destroying the very ecosystem on which we all depend for food, clean water, oxygen, etc. Although Mother Nature bats last, she will have the final word as her immune system kicks in to rid itself of the human cancer

[@f.friedrichkling-hauss3807]

+ualuuanie In a rare moment of anger, Christ stated prior to his crucifixion that when He returns He shall, “Destroy those who laid waste God’s creation.”

[@anonimniprofil3816]

I married a shark. :/

[@transformation461]

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[@mercurym-7904]

its hard to take chunky people serious