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WTF Fun Fact – Invincible First To Sink

March 15, 2021 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Invincible First To Sink

In 1816, the generally accepted first recorded ship to ever sink in the Great Lakes was a wooden ship employed in the fur trade named “Invincible”. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes – Wikipedia

WTF Fun Fact – Charles Lightoller

December 31, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Charles Lightoller

Charles Lightoller survived his first shipwreck at age 15 and later survived the Titanic. During WWI he sank a German U-boat by ramming it. Using his private boat, he rescued over 100 men from the beaches of Dunkirk during WWII. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: The Second Officer who survived Titanic and saved 130 lives at Dunkirk | Sky HISTORY TV Channel

Fun Fact – Secret Cold War Investigation

July 5, 2019July 4, 2019 by WTF

The wreck of the RMS Titanic was found during the Cold War as part of a secret US Naval investigation of two sunken nuclear submarines. The Navy never expected the oceanographer to actually find the Titanic. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/titanic-nuclear-submarine-scorpion-thresher-ballard/

shipwrecks and treasures

March 24, 2014 by WTFFF Master
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shipwrecks and treasures – WTF fun facts

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