The CAT Who Refused To Die In WWII

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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 9 месяцев назад

Ahoy! Play World of Warships here: wo.ws/3rrhyeX and use code: XMAS2023 for a huge starter pack!

@dalemcconnell-zt4dn 9 месяцев назад

What's your name on it

@user-vu8jx1mc4b 9 месяцев назад

🗿

@user-vu8jx1mc4b 9 месяцев назад

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@dalemcconnell-zt4dn 9 месяцев назад

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

@C.A._Old 9 месяцев назад

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

@RazSofer-xh3qs 9 месяцев назад

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

@K3niKun 9 месяцев назад

the cats real name is oskar

@launcesmechanist9578 9 месяцев назад

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 9 месяцев назад

@@launcesmechanist9578😮😮😮

@natheriver8910 9 месяцев назад

@@launcesmechanist9578what happend with him after?

@launcesmechanist9578 9 месяцев назад

@@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.

@DarkLorddReviews 9 месяцев назад

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

@Sapphiregamer8605 9 месяцев назад

@LittleHitlerOH GOD

@DarkLorddReviews 9 месяцев назад

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

@whitemiasma5288 9 месяцев назад

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

@asianbandit4054 9 месяцев назад

@LittleHitler Awww (lowers arm), so no murder.

@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378 9 месяцев назад

@LittleHitler I'm sure you won't declare war against common house rat.

@starzkream 9 месяцев назад

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

@user-op8fg3ny3j 9 месяцев назад

Like how the British would put Cobras in plantations

@Based_Gigachad_001 9 месяцев назад

Cats > Dogs tbh.

@bmxican1023 9 месяцев назад

Go Noles

@ImaStupidNobody 9 месяцев назад

@@Based_Gigachad_001Better 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 9 месяцев назад

@@bmxican1023 Go Noles!!!

@valmid5069 9 месяцев назад

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

@MEHCAT1774 9 месяцев назад

Honestly, Unsinkable Sam is just a cat built different

@sketchygetchey8299 9 месяцев назад

😸

@winter15motivation44 8 месяцев назад

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 9 месяцев назад

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

@theravingtimes9582 9 месяцев назад

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 9 месяцев назад

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 8 месяцев назад

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

@jamesofficial6829 5 месяцев назад

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

@MurraytheCat 9 месяцев назад

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

@bigstudio2.044 9 месяцев назад

Mine to hahaah!

@MustacheCashStash125 9 месяцев назад

Mine too

@tk1850 9 месяцев назад

same here😂

@hellomoto2084 9 месяцев назад

Yall dont use dem headphones?

@Minotaur-ey2lg 8 месяцев назад

Same

@gmodplayerxd6886 9 месяцев назад

I love how this cat basically got team balanced

@MaxTheVoidling 3 месяца назад

Competition begins in 10 seconds!😊

@ninjamasterbuilder8675 9 месяцев назад

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

@DarkKnight52365 9 месяцев назад

some being just have some of the most bazar luck

@ChickinSammich 9 месяцев назад

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

@user-wd1tt2qw8d 9 месяцев назад

There was a man who survived 3 sinkings.

@patrickstewart3446 8 месяцев назад

Violet Jessup. 😁

@ozzyfb8517 5 месяцев назад

Now we need a child to complete the unsinkable family

@kennethwebber8159 9 месяцев назад

Tuxedo cats are good luck charms.

@MustacheCashStash125 9 месяцев назад

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

@thomasmolyneaux3700 9 месяцев назад

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

@Based_Gigachad_001 9 месяцев назад

They aren't cruel.

@thomasmolyneaux3700 9 месяцев назад

@@Based_Gigachad_001 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 9 месяцев назад

@@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 9 месяцев назад

@@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 9 месяцев назад

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

@amdolfussussus1338 9 месяцев назад

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

@Twerkulies 9 месяцев назад

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.

@Goremize 9 месяцев назад

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 9 месяцев назад

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 9 месяцев назад

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

@user-wd1tt2qw8d 9 месяцев назад

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

@yourlocaldoomer 9 месяцев назад

@@user-wd1tt2qw8d Irrelevant

@Goremize 9 месяцев назад

@@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.

@therealspeedwagon1451 9 месяцев назад

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 5 месяцев назад

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

@austinblack7991 13 дней назад

It’s Oskar with a k

@Boxanadu 9 месяцев назад

Sinking Sam was on a mission to avenge the Bismarck.

@jamesofficial6829 5 месяцев назад

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

@Ferrari255GTO 9 месяцев назад

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

@user-wd1tt2qw8d 8 месяцев назад

its unsinkable sam!!

@Ferrari255GTO 8 месяцев назад

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

@VelvetMagician 9 месяцев назад

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

@Hogan231 9 месяцев назад

Rest In Peace Sam.

@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 9 месяцев назад

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

@Based_Gigachad_001 9 месяцев назад

What?

@mylifeisrushhour2 9 месяцев назад

@@Based_Gigachad_001Cats have 9 lives

@Vasher-The-Destroyer 9 месяцев назад

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

@bublewrap_man 7 месяцев назад

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

@jayvhoncalma3458 19 дней назад

8:40 other cats had string as a toy , Sam's was a chain of machine gun rounds

@Apickleonthefloor 9 месяцев назад

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

@handsomeblackman255 9 месяцев назад

Pixar should do this animated movie.

@LanceChua9743 8 месяцев назад

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

@victorhugofranciscon7899 9 месяцев назад

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

@samuellaird5184 9 месяцев назад

May he rest In Peace

@iplayfenderbass1 9 месяцев назад

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 😂

@huslethal 9 месяцев назад

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.

@fizzibubbler66 9 месяцев назад

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

@user-fj2wn1nz4z 9 месяцев назад

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

@mannywedge 9 месяцев назад

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.

@Jadg.pz.kpfw.CC64-2M-Jumbo 9 месяцев назад

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...

@chchedda 9 месяцев назад

He had another 6 ships in him

@xXxKAMIKAZExXx 9 месяцев назад

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

@CollegeBallYouknow 9 месяцев назад

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

@Mtn_Dewit 9 месяцев назад

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

@mr.b9139 7 месяцев назад

Bubbles would be proud

@diputston 4 месяца назад

... Esmp?

@matthewskudzienski888 9 месяцев назад

I love cats

@Based_Gigachad_001 9 месяцев назад

Same

@DrAstorShorts 9 месяцев назад

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

@MegaRedspade 9 месяцев назад

Any memorial statue of him would be petted

@nicholasmontgomery8594 9 месяцев назад

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

@justsomeguyontheinternet3071 9 месяцев назад

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

@DevouringWhiteSpider 9 месяцев назад

That poor cat must of had PTSD.

@oliversherman2414 9 месяцев назад

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

@coldturkey5333 9 месяцев назад

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.

@SirHellNaja 9 месяцев назад

I first learned about him from a Japanese shipgirl game lol

@kaybevang536 9 месяцев назад

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

@ridhobaihaqi144 9 месяцев назад

This is why i like cat 😅😅

@wilhelmvillagracia9670 9 месяцев назад

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

@MeongMiao 6 месяцев назад

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

@codyadams3870 8 месяцев назад

What a good kitty

@tanyaboyd2298 9 месяцев назад

I think this is true and rip Sam ❤

@mikesaporitojr3313 9 месяцев назад

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

@C.A._Old 9 месяцев назад

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

@user-kr7yh8vw9m 9 месяцев назад

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

@NateTheHazbinHotelFan 9 месяцев назад

That cat is a legend

@Manuel-vk8gk 23 дня назад

Unsinkable Sam my beloved

@RegentOfGreece 9 месяцев назад

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

@alandesouzacruz5124 9 месяцев назад

Make a vídeo about aztec Eagles squadron 201

@Hardwire2345 9 месяцев назад

Poor kitty

@aaronaathlan 9 месяцев назад

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

@akseledit32012 9 месяцев назад

bro the cat is hanging for he life💀

@user-xq5og9lt8p 9 месяцев назад

-Ze kaptain? Zose are ze britts who stole our kater! -FEUER!!!

@jonmcgee6987 9 месяцев назад

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

@ProfessorDreamer 9 месяцев назад

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

@FSMMicronesia 9 месяцев назад

Wasn't there also a cat on the monitor during the battle of Hampton roads? (The battle of the ironclads) in the Civil war?

@derekallshouse5070 9 месяцев назад

All those damn meow's

@asianbandit4054 9 месяцев назад

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

@usmcdevildog3497 9 месяцев назад

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

@user-sk7ss5zq8i 8 месяцев назад

Very cute!🐱

@oddforoddssake3751 9 месяцев назад

I was hoping this was a WoWS sponsored video, given the subject matter lol God save Unsinkable Sam, the Bismarck's Best Boy ^w^

@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723 2 месяца назад

Oberleutnant zur See Oscar never got the Iron Cross in Oak Leave in Gold with Diamonds and Wound Badge in bronze, silver and gold for his heroic deeds, truly the fatherland has forsaken their most loyal son!

@C.A._Old 9 месяцев назад

*thats why animals can do everything in war service.*