SS American Star - Exploring the Wreck
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- This footage of the American Star was taken in June 1999 as part of the German documentary Das Wrack der America.
Disclaimer: I do not claim any ownership of copyright content, it is simply for historical and educational purposes.
I sailed from the UK to the United States on this ship in 1960.
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She was built as the SS American in 1939, possibly the last ship to be classed as an ocean liner and not a cruise ship. I have travelled on her three times as the RHMS Australis and SS Australis in 1967 68 and 69 owned by Chandris Lines. She was elegant, her main dining room was stunning, built two heights high with a mezzanine on both sides built on the above sun deck. Her demise is terribly sad especially as her last ten years she was sold several times, all to companies that could not afford to give her the life she deserved. She became the USS West Point during WW11, travelled safely taking over ten thousands troops to their destination and safely. In 1965 she was bought by the Greek shipping company Chandris Lines where she safely once again took thousand of passengers from the UK, Rotterdam and Greece to a new life in Australia and New Zealand. She did that nobly for 26 years then came her sad decline at the hands of other buyers. She became the Italis, Noga, and the American Star, all disastrous sales as she never quite made it back to the ocean except for one failed attempt…..her last one. Today when you see a Celebrity ship 🛳️ think of the Australis, those two X X on her funnels are the same Xs you see on Celebrity cruises to this day. captains and all major officers are still Greek, this was the deal that was made between Royal Caribbean who own Celebrity Cruises when selling Chandris Lines to them almost years ago. May her memory live on forever.
"possibly the last ship to be classed as an ocean liner", not even close. QE2 and QM2 QAnne.
I think QM2 is the last liner, and she is still sailing! Would be cool to cruise on her before they scrap her too
Don't forget SS France - aka Normandi 1962@@terrystevens5261
SS United States (ocean liner) was launched in 1951.
@@tuck6464that’s her sister ship
I like how the pounding of the waves hitting the ship gives a loud bang every now and again as if the ship is playing music. Haunting, but interesting.
If I was a James Bond Villain this is 100% where my hidden lair would be. Like it's totally pristine and clean inside as soon as you go belowdecks.
That exact thing was in a Bond movie. JB jumped onto the part sunk Queen Elizabeth, in Hong Kong, and found a secret MI5 base inside
It's a shame there's nothing left anymore. Amazing how everything rotted away in 28 years
Yes
@@theincrediblehulk5797 all gone :(
@@theincrediblehulk5797 sadly its under water now and you can only see some glimpses of it on satellite imagery as getting to witness the wreck under the water is somewhat impossible due to the strong tides
@@theincrediblehulk5797 It's true that you should be sailing until today
She's not truly gone she still remains in our hearts
It’s just sad seeing her like this, knowing that the last of her kind of sitting at a dock rotting away
Her sister is although still alive
It’s amazing that there is nothing left of this ship after 30 years.
Absolutely brilliant thanks so much for sharing 🇬🇧
It's sad that she stranded and rusted away.
But if it didn't happen, she had been torn down by a soulless indian scrapping company. This way, she kept at least something of her old glory for 10 more years.
Surprised to see that prop on the deck. I thought someone would have salvaged that?? Amazing footage. Thanks
Das Video wurde mir zufällig vorgeschlagen. Bin sehr angetan, denn ich habe die America in 2000 noch sehen dürfen… 👍🏼
My late husband was on her when she was the USS WEST POINT
Man SS American has really let itself go it's only half the ship it used to be
This is amazing, thank you for the upload!
Sailed on this beauty around The Meditteranean, leaving Southampton on the day of the World Cup Final England v West Germany in 1966. So sad to see her demise and I'll be honest, I feel that all these people crawling over her are doing nothing more than desecrating her. Sad.
Did it ever cross your mind that they’re awestruck at the sight of a fallen titan in engineering? You know young people have respect for history too.
It's not a human. It's huge chunks of metal inanimate object. No reason to be melodramatic about it. I have a beautiful Lional wooden brinicle from a Liberty ship that ran aground in California decades ago. I wouldn't have it to appreciate if a salvage crew hadn't "desecrated" the ship.
The sounds within the ship are TERRIFYING 😳
I think it was in tow in route to breaker in India when in a storm broke tow lines and drifted ashore. I believe it currently is completely designated with no structure visible!
*disintegrated
The waves destroyed the wreck, great memory of the ship
Thank you for uploading this on RUclips. The footage looks fascinating.
Where do you get all this media? I'm really interested on the wreck
A friend of mine sent me a copy of the documentary and the footage featured.
@@matthewcox6615 thanks!
@@josera799 i think its from this ruclips.net/video/1IECAKMduiE/видео.html
@@josera799 It is basically a TV documentation from a public TV channel in North Germany, which you see by the "N3" label. The broadcasting service is called NDR, which means Norddeutscher Rundfunk or North German Broadcasting. N3 is used at that time, as traditionally during the mostly antenna based transmission, the local public programs would appear on the third program of your remote control.
Wehere
Video uploaded three years ago yet bad quality for some reason?? probably old footage uploaded?
Not much to be seen for the last 5 - 6 years ...it's all gone !
the ocean will reclaim ALLL
Awesome footage, thank you
I know you! You were a regular follower of older videos of the ship.
@@matthewcox6615 I sure was, wow you have a great memory
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Looks like a great place for paranormal activity especially when the sun goes down.
peace for the american star, her history in crazy
Such a beautiful ship 😢didn't deserve this fate.
This is a metaphor of whats happening in the US
Nah, that's Carnival Cruise.
Yes Orangeman bad.
@@DanaTheInsane ole sleepy ass and his masters
@@DanaTheInsane orange man didn't create this mess, potato head did
@@DanaTheInsane "🍊🙎♂️❌" - the left
This is the definition of "shits fucked!"
Definitely!
Bruh
NO SWEARING
Tell me about it. Its only half the ship it used to be nowadays
Once a moron always a moron
Pretty cool footage. Sad she's almost completely gone now. Just some left beneath the surface. It's amazing what the ocean did to her i very little time.
What could possibly go wrong?
Triste de voir ce navire ayant eu une histoire si palpitante, mourir de cette façon. Mais finalement, n'était-ce pas la plus belle façon de tirer sa révérence pour un navire tel que l'America?
Het zou logisch moeten zijn dat elke reder garant moet staan voor berging en verantwoord ontmantelen van hun schip
Brave to go in 😬
Probably the last time it was ever lit up like that
Amazing
8:00 "So let's start with the repairs so that this steamer can run again" :D
🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍 Excellent video
I think it's all gone by now, isn't it?
@@1940limited Pretty much I’m afraid.
The rough seas off the coast of Fuerteventura destroyed it🫤
So dangerous.
Why?
@@UnderwaterJohn-fn7jg Duh !
And now in 2024 she's all destroy into twisted pieces of metal all around.
She's a part of the Ocean npw & not end up scraped to Halang or elsewhere.
the sea got the better of the wreck...
How does it remain standing up and not tip sideways?
@@SouthernGospelSinger777 Mostly because of its sturdy construction and the way it was positioned on the sandbank.
@@matthewcox6615 Cool.
Thanks
Its a good thing they didn`t go when the ship capsized into the ocean
It's unbelievable what nature did to that ship!!
@@roywhitman7109 I guess it goes to show that nothing is safe from nature.
Mother Nature owns everything, we are just visitors really.
The ship must have been beautiful when she was in her heyday
Yes, I was on it in March 1954 as an 8 year old little girl headed to New York from England. It made me very seasick which made the days drag on. I have a photo of us on deck with our hair blowing like crazy in the wind. When I found out it was wrecked I was heartbroken.
@@susancarver1977 but it made a memory for you, that you still remember. beautiful.
@@ClintWestVood Yes, and a few photos
Is it haunted?
no. its gone now
Which means the word 'haunted' has no real meaning in the first place. Same as a house or any building, it's just materials.
What caused this ship to get wrecked?
@@FlagSwept It washed ashore whilst being towed and the tow lines snapped.
Oh okay gotcha, thank you for answering my comment :)
Pretty cool
Who put the ladder on the side? It seems awfully substatial for tresspassers
@@m26a1pershing7 They were installed for the towing crew in case of an emergency.
Wow
All Artifacts will have been looted! The Shipping Company would be in their first!
Печально...😢
Looks like titanic out of water
There should be a megalaphobia trigger warning 😮.
Reminds me of Uncharted.
Ghost ship 🚢 😮
I reckon Smit Tak could salvage it!
@@deepdiver51 Sadly, the ship has since been flattened by the waves.
Νo worries guys greeksurance will pay
Creepy. Spooky shit.
Creeeeeepy
Someone call Police.
What did you guys film this with VHS? 1970 looks like, the dress and hair
Would you guys film this with VHS?
Ma il mare è sempre così incazzato da quelle parti?😂😂
Oceano Atlantico.....