Thanks fixing it now!
I believe it was Weeping Angles as the original SCP-173 4-Chan post came out a short amount of time after the first appearance of the Weeping angles in Dr Who
It’s up to interpretation
Maybe he died halfway there and his crew died with him
Maybe he made it but only his crew returned
Whatever idea someone would like to write about
This is a under rated favorite of mine the Atlantropa Articles
Not 100% what you’re looking for but a short read https://althistory.fandom.com/wiki/American_Rebellion_(Britain_Reigns_Supreme!)
I’d also suggest
For Want of a Nail for a more general American revolution read
https://youtu.be/epVpOAWa0pE?si=9WPwLD-hCJGlfM87