The Wreck of USS Independence - From Crossroads to California

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3 ай бұрын

While one of the less famous ships from Operation Crossroads, USS independence is still an interesting case. This light carrier survived both tests, in more or less one piece. Heavily damaged, yes, but not enough to be a write off.
So she was towed off and studied for the next few years, before being scuttled in 1951.
Her wreck would then be located, in the early 21st century. Still in more or less one piece, but now absolutely covered in glass sponges. To an almost ridiculous extent, in fact. That's fun to look at in its own right, but the overall condition of the wreck is more interesting.
Dive on the Wreck:
• USS Independence: An '...

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@stevenjennings197 3 ай бұрын

National Geographic did a special on Independence. They have ROV images of the barrels inside the hanger.

@Alobo075 3 ай бұрын

Hmmm, a wreck containing nuclear waste containers rotting away while it is covered in sea growth. I'm pretty sure this is how Kaiju are created.🤣

@mrgreen7618 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t even doubt it either pal in around 50 yrs there will be a being coming outta the water with 3 heads

@alephalon7849 3 ай бұрын

It'll be a glass sponge kaiju.

@patrickmccrann991 3 ай бұрын

Where do you get she has nuclear waste containers? She couldn't be decontamination and safely returned to service.

@mrgreen7618 3 ай бұрын

She was sunk with them on apparently

@patrickmccrann991 3 ай бұрын

@mrgreen7618 Yes, after I responded I saw that in the video. I had never seen anything before about barrels of waste. I do know they made an extensive attempt to clean her and several other ships.

@OrbitFallenAngel 3 ай бұрын

It's so sad that our own US Navy sunk the USS Independence and left all of that waste on board.. Obviously they weren't thinking about the future too much huh?? Pretty interesting to see the plethora of sponges on Independence...do they thrive on nuclear waste?? That is one thing to really ponder!!, Never ever heard of the USS Independence before...so this was definitely a eye opener for me!! Thank you for sharing this with us all! Very informative and interesting!!

@michaelinsc9724 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the look at her wreck.

@alephalon7849 3 ай бұрын

That's a lot of glass sponges growing on Independence. It makes me wonder if it's a side effect of the radiation from the nuclear waste...

@alanh1406 3 ай бұрын

Some of the things the US has done with nuclear weapons and waste reminds one of a toddler handling a pistol.

@MrGoesBoom 3 ай бұрын

same with the refusal to do anything about cleaning it up, saying it's not our concern

@Dumbrarere 3 ай бұрын

If you think that's bad, the Soviets were far worse.

@patrickmccrann991 3 ай бұрын

Keep in mind, very little was understood about radiation and nuclear waste in the 1940s. It was only later that further understanding of the problems nuclear radiation causes.

@soldierski1669 3 ай бұрын

Unfair assessment of the mindset of the time, we knew very little about it.

@JoshuaTootell 3 ай бұрын

In this case, a "toddler with a pistol" is accruate @@soldierski1669

@HandyMan657 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Skynea. Take care.

@SamwiseOutdoors 3 ай бұрын

There are areas in Hunter's Point where the contaminated sandblasting media from Crossroads target ships that the Navy had tried to recover was discarded.

@Pwj579 3 ай бұрын

That’s Coda Echoscope 3D sonar imaging at 2:45 , 3:15 that was deployed on AUV

@blurrywagon 3 ай бұрын

I have a Blue Jackets Manual from a sailor who served on this ship. He kept a war diary on the inside of the cover.

@bongobrandy6297 3 ай бұрын

Sponge Bob cameo at 9:13

@mnoliberal7335 3 ай бұрын

Pity, sort of. Bet she would have had more recognition as a notable wreck (and gravesite) had she been a Cleveland Class Cruiser lost in a shootout with Axis forces instead of a Frankenstein almost an escort carrier that was almost sunk as a target twice, then scuttled years after The War. More sturdy than one might expect, right?

@patrickmccrann991 28 күн бұрын

@mnoliberal7335 I don't believe any Cleveland class light cruisers were lost in the war. Brooklyn class USS Helena was lost, only one I can think of off the top of my head. Bunch of prewar heavy cruisers though.

@patrickmccrann991 28 күн бұрын

@mnoliberal7335 Also, Independence class CVLs were nothing like an Escort carrier. Much heavier, faster, carried more aircraft, and were far better protected. Only one, the Princeton CVL-23, was lost during the war.