verbal myths The lost ship of the california desert.?

Question

Please do not use internet resouces google etc. to reply
I know whats in print and online and where to find it.
I am looking for what you, Yourself would say
What You personally have heard or know.
about the Ship in the california desert.

because the story has a definitive start date
how it is repeated and what each generation thinks they know. the changes in the story can be traced
I am curious about what has passed down to the current generation

Answer 1

Years ago before there were dvds I watched a vhs movie about that ship. Can't remember if it was a National Geographic or other.

The speculation was that at one time either the land was lower than now, or there was a rise in the water level such that the ship made its way into what they thought was a safe inlet. The water went down and the ship was stranded.

In light of the recent tsunamis it may even be possible the ship was pushed in there like a person on a surfboard and was stranded right there when the wave receded.

It was a long time ago, maybe fifteen years when I saw that so my memory is fuzzy. I think it had markings that suggested it was a Spanish Galleon. Does that sound like your mystery ship??

Answer 2

The only ship in the desert I have heard about is the Navy training ship at, I think, China Lake. I may have the location wrong.

It is a full sized vessel (I don't recall what type) use to train sailors on procedures and drills. I hope some ex navvies come on to tell you more about this.

Please, don't give any credence to the tsunami answers. Any tsunami large enough to have pushed a ship into the desert would have wiped out any coastal settlements and torn up a LOT of vegetation. ANY natural phenomenon big enough to have sent a ship up that high would have been noticed and recorded.

Answer 3

Not a clue, the only ship I heard of was one that was dragged there during the 1800's.

Answer 4

not a thing?