The CAT Who Refused To Die In WWII

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6 ай бұрын

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Some people are dog people, and some are cat people. When it comes to seafarers and the Navy, they are most definitely cat people. So much so that cats are time-honored passengers aboard ships of all types, and their habit of sailing alongside humans can be dated back to antiquity.
The day-to-day life of a ship's cat doesn’t vary very much from one on land. They wake up, stretch and go about their business much like a cat on land, deciding when and where they will decide to notice the humans around them, or not.
And so starts the legend of Unsinkable Sam. An ordinary cat who defied extraordinary odds at sea to live a long and healthy life.
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Some people are dog people, and some are cat people. When it comes to seafarers and the Navy, they are most definitely cat people. So much so that cats are time-honored passengers aboard ships of all types, and their habit of sailing alongside humans can be dated back to antiquity.
The day-to-day life of a ship's cat doesn’t vary very much from one on land. They wake up, stretch and go about their business much like a cat on land, deciding when and where they will decide to notice the humans around them, or not.
And so starts the legend of Unsinkable Sam. An ordinary cat who defied extraordinary odds at sea to live a long and healthy life.
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@Simplehistory 6 ай бұрын

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@dalemcconnell-zt4dn 6 ай бұрын

What's your name on it

@user-vu8jx1mc4b 6 ай бұрын

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@user-vu8jx1mc4b 6 ай бұрын

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@dalemcconnell-zt4dn 6 ай бұрын

I want to know what simplehistory name is on the game so I know if I am on his team

@C.A._Old 5 ай бұрын

1 Random Crit Torpido did Sunk it to Gaint German Ship. XD

@DarkLorddReviews 6 ай бұрын

Germans: Oh, I... I thought you were dead. Unsinkable Sam: My death was... greatly exaggerated.

@LittleHitler 6 ай бұрын

Mine too.

@Sapphiregamer8605 6 ай бұрын

@@LittleHitlerOH GOD

@DarkLorddReviews 6 ай бұрын

@@LittleHitler Don't worry. I'll handle that. *loads shotgun*

@LittleHitler 6 ай бұрын

@@DarkLorddReviews I'm here to spread love to my fellow man,i am very misunderstood.

@whitemiasma5288 6 ай бұрын

Truer words are very rarely spoken.@@LittleHitler John 15 "If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you."

@starzkream 6 ай бұрын

The main reason cats were initially put on ships was as rodent control. Over time, sailors began to enjoy their company.

@user-op8fg3ny3j 6 ай бұрын

Like how the British would put Cobras in plantations

@Sigma_Male_Anti_Female 6 ай бұрын

Cats > Dogs tbh.

@bmxican1023 6 ай бұрын

Go Noles

@ImaStupidNobody 6 ай бұрын

@@Sigma_Male_Anti_FemaleBetter to have both, my dog will protect and keep my cat safe from wild animals if outside together but my cat is an inside cat. If you live in the country or have an outside cat then it's a really good idea to have a dog that will keep the yard and surrounding areas safe from coyotes or any other animal that would smell the dogs scent and realize they in dogs territory and will leave the area instead of searching for something to hunt like a cat, Cats will also retreat to the yard if danger is around so the dog can help protect them.

@starzkream 6 ай бұрын

@@bmxican1023 Go Noles!!!

@RazSofer-xh3qs 6 ай бұрын

Sam is lucky to survive 3 sinking. The crew who had Sam is unlucky to have 3 sinking with him.

@K3niKun 6 ай бұрын

the cats real name is oskar

@launcesmechanist9578 6 ай бұрын

In WWI there was a British Sailor who survived three sinking ships… on the same day. The sailor was on the HMS Aboukir when she was torpedoed by U9. He was picked up Cressy, which was also sunk, and then lastly by Hogue which was, like the previous two, were sunk

@natheriver8910 5 ай бұрын

@@launcesmechanist9578😮😮😮

@natheriver8910 5 ай бұрын

@@launcesmechanist9578what happend with him after?

@launcesmechanist9578 5 ай бұрын

@@natheriver8910 He continued to serve in the Royal Navy throughout WWI and then again in WWII I believe, retiring as a Commander. Unironically, he detested submarines.

@valmid5069 6 ай бұрын

This German Cat: *(whispers in Death’s ear)* “You're not living up to the legend, Wolfie”

@MEHCAT1774 6 ай бұрын

Honestly, Unsinkable Sam is just a cat built different

@sketchygetchey8299 5 ай бұрын

😸

@winter15motivation44 4 ай бұрын

Bro actually bismark sailor fought to hard sink two British battleship and damaged one air craft carrier with 22 aircraft on board Also give a absolute tough time to British navy in its last day's

@neofulcrum5013 6 ай бұрын

One thing is certain when it comes to war time, you can expect a plethora of insane stories.

@theravingtimes9582 6 ай бұрын

So Oscar was essentially a sailor who was captured by the Allies, never released, forced into servitude in Gibraltar and Northern Ireland and then passed away as a POW. We need compensation for Oscar, especially since Wojtek got 3 statues, multiple bottles of vodka and several packs of cigarettes for carrying artillery shells.

@livingdeadgirl5691 5 ай бұрын

I mean Oscar was not really of "use" during the war like Wojtek, he just so happend to surrvive 3 sinkings, but you do have a point.

@Jamietheroadrunner 4 ай бұрын

I think of the cat as a spoil of war, like all the gold and art the Nazis stole from their victims

@jamesofficial6829 Ай бұрын

I agree he belonged to the German crew of the Bismark. He was a POW Germany was his birthplace.

@MurraytheCat 6 ай бұрын

My cat heard the meows and looked around to see if there was a cat

@bigstudio2.044 6 ай бұрын

Mine to hahaah!

@MustacheCashStash125 6 ай бұрын

Mine too

@tk1850 5 ай бұрын

same here😂

@hellomoto2084 5 ай бұрын

Yall dont use dem headphones?

@Minotaur-ey2lg 5 ай бұрын

Same

@thomasmolyneaux3700 6 ай бұрын

With how superstitious sailors are I’m surprised they took Sam on board afterwards

@Sigma_Male_Anti_Female 5 ай бұрын

They aren't cruel.

@thomasmolyneaux3700 5 ай бұрын

@@Sigma_Male_Anti_Female I know but sailors had a lot of superstitions and taking a cat from a ship that’s been sunk doesn’t seem like something they’d do

@JakeCWolf 5 ай бұрын

@@thomasmolyneaux3700 Well look at it this way, Sam was on ships that sank, but he *survived*, that's never a guarantee. In wartime sailors are fully aware that not only are they likely to be attacked but may die at sea, if not also from the natural dangers that come with sailing to begin with, the sea has ever been a cruel mistress. So knowing Sam survived sinking ships he'd be sort of a good luck charm, sailors all hoping some of that luck would rub off on them when their ship inevitably comes under fire.

@gentblue 5 ай бұрын

@@JakeCWolfI heard that he was forcibly retired in Gibraltar because superstitious sailors suspected that he was attracting fire. Obviously there's no way of proving what really happened now.

@thomasmolyneaux3700 5 ай бұрын

@@JakeCWolf Good point but after 2 sinkings you think they’d not want him anymore

@kennethwebber8159 6 ай бұрын

Tuxedo cats are good luck charms.

@MustacheCashStash125 6 ай бұрын

I had a tuxedo cat named Henry for most of my life. We got him when I was 2 and he passed away 3 days after my 18th birthday last year at the ripe age of 16

@ninjamasterbuilder8675 6 ай бұрын

We had a woman who survived titanic, Britannic, and the Hawk-Olympic collision and now an unsinkable cat

@DarkKnight52365 6 ай бұрын

some being just have some of the most bazar luck

@ChickinSammich 5 ай бұрын

Three boats in, I wouldn't get on another boat in my life.

@user-wd1tt2qw8d 5 ай бұрын

There was a man who survived 3 sinkings.

@patrickstewart3446 5 ай бұрын

Violet Jessup. 😁

@ozzyfb8517 2 ай бұрын

Now we need a child to complete the unsinkable family

@amdolfussussus1338 6 ай бұрын

Kitty went through more than some soldiers have, truly a distinguished gentleman!

@gmodplayerxd6886 5 ай бұрын

I love how this cat basically got team balanced

@MaxTheVoidling 11 күн бұрын

Competition begins in 10 seconds!😊

@Twerkulies 5 ай бұрын

I would like to think that Unsinkable Sam had a bed ontop of one of the turrets on Bismark, and when the crew fired one of the guns it woke Sam up and launched him into a frenzy where he attacked the gunners for waking him up, you know, typical cat behavior.

@Hogan231 5 ай бұрын

Rest In Peace Sam.

@therealspeedwagon1451 5 ай бұрын

Unsinkable Sam’s name on board the Bismarck is unknown. He was given the name Oscar after being picked up by the HMS Cossack because Oskar or O in sailor talk means man (or in this case cat) overboard.

@jamesofficial6829 Ай бұрын

No he was really named Oscar by the Germans that had him I read about it a few months back.

@VelvetMagician 5 ай бұрын

So either this cat is really lucky, or was a curse to those that sailed with him.

@Apickleonthefloor 5 ай бұрын

This cat has lived more than I have over the span of three decades.

@Boxanadu 6 ай бұрын

Sinking Sam was on a mission to avenge the Bismarck.

@jamesofficial6829 Ай бұрын

I would be too that ship was a floating castle compared to the other ships.

@Goremize 6 ай бұрын

Got to love how animals can keep people going and in good spirits! :D Cats both being a boon to people on board a ship and also clearing it of vermin is such a nice touch. Especially as you consider the fact that most cats hate water :D

@therealspeedwagon1451 5 ай бұрын

If only the Royal Navy still allowed cats on ships. They stopped the practice around 1975. In fact most navies with the exception of the Russian navy don’t allow cats on board anymore.

@yourlocaldoomer 5 ай бұрын

Not all cats hate water, but most of them yes. (Nice pfp)

@user-wd1tt2qw8d 5 ай бұрын

Some people said that furries existed in ww2 which is a lie.

@yourlocaldoomer 5 ай бұрын

@@user-wd1tt2qw8d Irrelevant

@Goremize 5 ай бұрын

@@user-wd1tt2qw8d Yeah Furries is def a more modern thing with more so to do with the internet then just animal handlers in the past. Furries themselves were not around in ww2, back then it was just crazy cat ladies. It expanded to be what it is cause of this period of peace we have lived in, which has been threatened by current world leaders, which is unfortunate. Hopefully Biden gets out of office soon so we don't end up in a world war 3.

@victorhugofranciscon7899 6 ай бұрын

My dog heard the meows and it is now confused searching for the cat

@handsomeblackman255 5 ай бұрын

Pixar should do this animated movie.

@lancechua9743 5 ай бұрын

i dont they will do that cause its mostly about kids not war

@Vasher-The-Destroyer 6 ай бұрын

Sam is just one lucky cat. Just not to the Navy boats he was on.

@samuellaird5184 6 ай бұрын

May he rest In Peace

@huslethal 5 ай бұрын

In reality, Oscar (alias "Sam") was on a mission to avenge the Bismarck and some of it's crew, which resulted in the sinking of 2 allied ships.

@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 6 ай бұрын

Would’ve been in trouble if he was on 6 more, though.

@Sigma_Male_Anti_Female 6 ай бұрын

What?

@mylifeisrushhour2 6 ай бұрын

@@Sigma_Male_Anti_FemaleCats have 9 lives

@bublewrap_man 4 ай бұрын

It's either Oscar very lucky or cursed to sink all ship he on

@fizzibubbler66 6 ай бұрын

I wonder what that cat was thinking during attacks and being taken. He must have felt so important 😂😂

@user-fj2wn1nz4z 5 ай бұрын

One story even more remarkable was of a man who survived the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

@iplayfenderbass1 5 ай бұрын

10/10 for the animation in this one! The cat on the main guns when they went off, him playing with the ammo belt, the fish air drop and everything in between had me rolling 😂

@CollegeBallYouknow 5 ай бұрын

I hear the cat’s spirit lives on under the alias ‘Morgana’ now

@Jadg.pz.kpfw.CC64-2M-Jumbo 6 ай бұрын

We had a couple of Foxes in our tank brigade, So we were operating in Germany to Italy and also Finland and Switzerland, Those two lived on, for until the old age of 29, those two...

@DevouringWhiteSpider 6 ай бұрын

That poor cat must of had PTSD.

@xXxKAMIKAZExXx 5 ай бұрын

This could make for a good movie, similar to War Horse where the story follows the animal.

@DUKEHadToDoItToEm 6 ай бұрын

I thought Unsinkable Sam was just a character in the game Divinity. Didn't know he was based on an actual cat

@chchedda 6 ай бұрын

He had another 6 ships in him

@DrAstorShorts 5 ай бұрын

Oscar has to be the luckiest cats to survive 3 ships during WW2! Rest in peace Oscar the "Unsinkable Sam"

@MegaRedspade 6 ай бұрын

Any memorial statue of him would be petted

@wilhelmvillagracia9670 6 ай бұрын

The more I learn about people, the more I love my dog Samuel Clemens

@MannySergal 5 ай бұрын

i am so happy you did a story on Sam. I found out about unsinkable Sam during school and not a lot of people talk about the cat.

@user-kr7yh8vw9m 6 ай бұрын

Very good video about a legendary cat Simple History. Kudos as always🥳🎉

@napoleonibonaparte7198 5 ай бұрын

If that cat were a human, it would've developed a chain-smoking and alcoholic habit.

@nicholasmontgomery8594 6 ай бұрын

When you posted the animals of WWII, I was asking where Unsinkable Sam was, and now he's here.

@mikesaporitojr3313 6 ай бұрын

If the crews say he existed that’s good enough for me

@paleoph6168 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for pointing out the potentially dubious nature of this cat. It's objective to hear the "other side" of the story behind this cat.

@justsomeguyontheinternet3071 5 ай бұрын

Theory 1 Sam is cursed Theory 2 Sam is just unlucky Theory 3 Sam is actually a monster that want to sink boat Theory 4 The german really want their cat back

@oliversherman2414 5 ай бұрын

As a Royal Navy enthusiast, I'm more of a dog person than a cat person. Still a great story about a brave animal though

@Mtn_Dewit 6 ай бұрын

"Death can have me, when he earns me." - Unsinkable Sam, 1945

@oliversherman2414 5 ай бұрын

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

@vendettanotthefather9 5 ай бұрын

bro the cat is hanging for he life💀

@codyadams3870 5 ай бұрын

What a good kitty

@aidebats3597 5 ай бұрын

That cat is a legend

@Ferrari255GTO 6 ай бұрын

8:30 i love that bit of animation because i 1000% can see a cat playng with an ammo belt

@user-wd1tt2qw8d 5 ай бұрын

its unsinkable sam!!

@Ferrari255GTO 5 ай бұрын

@@user-wd1tt2qw8d you're right! I hadn't seen that video yet XD

@mr.b9139 4 ай бұрын

Bubbles would be proud

@diputston 24 күн бұрын

... Esmp?

@matthewskudzienski888 6 ай бұрын

I love cats

@Sigma_Male_Anti_Female 5 ай бұрын

Same

@Hardwire2345 6 ай бұрын

Poor kitty

@kaybevang536 5 ай бұрын

Sam To The other cats : “ YOU DONT KNOW THAT !!!! YOU WEREN’T THERE MAN !!!!!

@Cod_fan-ed6re 5 ай бұрын

Let's fixed the title - the unsinkable cat ever!

@MeongMiao 3 ай бұрын

Legend also said the cat had been interrogated and tortured in custody for months.

@C.A._Old 5 ай бұрын

*1 Random Crit Torpido did Sunk it to Gaint German Ship. XD*

@OutcastAngelV 5 ай бұрын

That cat was just trying to get away from the war 😂

@alandesouzacruz5124 6 ай бұрын

Make a vídeo about aztec Eagles squadron 201

@ridhobaihaqi144 6 ай бұрын

This is why i like cat 😅😅

@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77 5 ай бұрын

I can't be the only one laughing at the sailors laughing Maybe I'm just to stoned

@Badomen_5150 5 ай бұрын

I like this narration.

@asianbandit4054 5 ай бұрын

When did the animation get so good. I've been gone too long.

@tanyaboyd2298 5 ай бұрын

I think this is true and rip Sam ❤

@SirHellNaja 5 ай бұрын

I first learned about him from a Japanese shipgirl game lol

@user-sk7ss5zq8i 5 ай бұрын

Very cute!🐱

@derekallshouse5070 6 ай бұрын

All those damn meow's

@RebelWvlf 5 ай бұрын

Bro really used 3 of his 9 lives

@dansmith4077 6 ай бұрын

Good video very interesting

@usmcdevildog3497 6 ай бұрын

Voting in for a vid on Jim Corbett, the Maneater hunter

@ProfessorDreamer 6 ай бұрын

Simple History can you do a video of The Biggest Strategic and Tactical Mistakes The Axis Did In World War 2.

@aaronaathlan 5 ай бұрын

can you make something about The First Battle of Ypres in ww1

@Minotaur-ey2lg 5 ай бұрын

Ooooorrrrr... is it the luckiest cat?

@A10thunderboltoffical 5 ай бұрын

That cat really did have 9 lives

@Angelthebunvrc 5 ай бұрын

Great story

@luisemoralesfalcon4716 6 ай бұрын

Man, what a cat.

@thefaltigon9437 6 ай бұрын

you do realize cat has 9 life, so used up 3, 6 more to go

@bmxican1023 6 ай бұрын

As a dog person, now I want a cat

@MustacheCashStash125 4 ай бұрын

As a cat person who owns 3 cats, I really suggest you do

@Swagmaster07 6 ай бұрын

I remember watching this story by World Of Warships, it looked much more interesting like a comic.

@jonmcgee6987 6 ай бұрын

There isn't much evidence to support the myth surrounding this cat. Drach covered it in his video about cats on ships.

@chinchi7455 6 ай бұрын

Sam the legend

@airo30 5 ай бұрын

So Unsinkable Sam sadly lost 3 of his 9 cat lifes during second world war...

@RegentOfGreece 5 ай бұрын

I have a small black cat alongside my two dogs. His name is Gizmo, inspired from the Gremlin, haha.

@yemannwaiphyo8817 5 ай бұрын

He still had 6 lives remaining.

@MrMcMemer 6 ай бұрын

Weakest german cat:

@CzechianBall. 5 ай бұрын

Maxwel never dies!

@beezyb42011 5 ай бұрын

Do they have a litter box area on board or what lol RIP Unsinkable Sam

@coldturkey5333 5 ай бұрын

Hey bro. Ya prolly won’t see it but can ya please consider doing a video about Joseph Beyrle. He was the only US ww2 veteran who fought for both the United States and the Soviet Union.