Unsinkable Sam—originally named Oscar—was said to be the ship’s cat aboard the German battleship Bismarck, one of the most feared warships of World War II. In May 1941, after a massive pursuit by the Royal Navy, Bismarck was sunk in the North Atlantic. Of the more than 2,000 men aboard, only a handful survived. According to the legend, Oscar was found floating on wreckage days later—alive, soaked, but unharmed. He was rescued by British sailors and brought aboard a destroyer, where his improbabl