The Clue That Revealed the Deepest Shipwreck Mystery Ever!

The heroics of the US navy task force Taffy 3 in the battle of Leyte Gulf are talked about to this day. But at 22,600 feet, or 6,895 meters beneath the Philippine Sea, a ship from that battle off Samara still waits. The USS Samuel B Roberts — a destroyer escort that charged headlong into the most powerful naval fleet in history during the Battle of Leyte Gulf — became the deepest warship ever found. Parks Stephenson, one of the world's leading WWII naval wreck analysts and a key figure in the Caladan Oceanic deep-sea expedition, reveals what he found when they reached her. The USS Samuel B Roberts went down in the Battle off Samar in October 1944, fighting with everything she had against a Japanese battleship group that should have ended her in minutes. She was rediscovered in 2022 at a record 6,895 meters — deeper than the USS Johnston, deeper than any WWII warship ever located. This is not just a story about a shipwreck. It's about what it means to find a crew that never stopped fighting, resting at the bottom of the world. Become a History X member to support this channel and get access to perks:    / @historyx   Video Credits @USNationalArchives @caladanoceanic3432 @AssociatedPress Chapters 0:00 The Deepest Shipwreck Mystery 1:11 Park Stephenson, History Detective 3:08 Aircraft Carrier Gambier Bay 4:19 The First Clue 5:00 Torpedo Tubes 6:25 The Samuel B Roberts 7:00 The Battle of Leyte Gulf 7:52 Taffy 3 8:16 The Sammy B 8:38 Commander Robert Copeland 9:07 The Battle off Samar 10:09 The Sammy B Disappears 10:39 The Caladan Expedition 10:56 Finding the Torpedo Tubes 15:08 Discovering the Shipwreck 16:09 Clues left behind 18:26 How the Ship Lies Now Become a History X member to support this channel and get access to perks:    / @historyx   COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER UNDER SECTION 107 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT OF 1976, ALLOWANCE IS MADE FOR “FAIR USE” FOR PURPOSES SUCH AS CRITICISM, COMMENT, NEWS REPORTING, TEACHING, SCHOLARSHIP, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. FAIR USE IS A USE PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT STATUTE THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE INFRINGING. Screen captures and motion clips used in this video are protected by the Fair Use Law, section 107 used for commentary, criticism, news reporting or education for transformative use. https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/mo...