SS America: Pride of the United States Lines ...Fading Into Darkness.wmv
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- This is a brief history of, and tribute to, the SS America. The sister ship of the SS America, the SS United States, is now wasting away at a pier in Philadelphia. I urge people to get to know these awesome American icons and don't let the SS United States face the same fate as her sister.
I was born on the SS America enroute from Ireland to New York
For real?
More dignified than being ripped apart in a breaking yard.
I have some of the decking and internal fittings from the America, recovered them when she was beached on Fuerteventura.
As a former passenger aboard SS America, I can say she truly was the Queen of the American Merchant Marine. The SS United States , her running mate may have been larger and faster, but had none of America's style and warmth, none of her typical American grace and hominess that built her a cadre of thousands of repeat passengers. She really was one of a kind with charm all of her own.
This ship took me and my family to Australia from N.Ireland in 1974, so sad to see her end up this way.
I sailed from Sydney to Southampton aboard the SS Australis, back in 1968. So many happy memories.
I sailed on her too in 1975 Melbourne to Southhampton, Beautiful Ship !
Still a proud Ole lady. She must know the glory of her past, and we thank her for her service.
My Uncle served on her as one of the radiomen, when she was the USS West Point.
It’s kinda eerie how everything like the stern except for the bow disintegrated while the front remained intact for the longest time. Kinda like a skull being the last of a human to decompose
I sailed to the States on this great ship from Southampton on 27 March 1957.
It is heartbreaking that a vessel of such majesty should be left to die like this. So sad.
well hey aleast she got away from the scrap yard
matches perfectly with the song used
I sailed from Auckland to Southampton on this lady in 1972 or 1973 as an 11 year old. What an amazing voyage. So sorry she ended this way.
На данный момент, он уже полностью под водой
Isso prova que nada é para sempre. Um navio com uma linda e grande história e que vai se decompondo em seu jazigo. É o ciclo sendo concluído.
My Grandfather worked on the America back in 1959 and actually met my Grandmother on a trip when she was on vacation with her family in 1961. They always had wonderful things to say about the ship and kept a lot of pictures of it that I remember looking through growing up. I remember they were heartbroken when they heard it ran aground
Cool! My father met my mother on a boat that he was the Captain of and they were married for 35 years until his passing,unfortunately that way of beginning a relationship is not allowed to happen anymore, as most cruise don’t allow relations between crew and passengers.
She's better sunk into the sea than scrapped
well she ran aground in a beach on a huge island witch she was gonna be scrapped but the company announced that she would become a hotel ship
I never seen a good ship like that back in her hay day she was a queen
No the big u was
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Great research. Well put together especially considering time elapsed. 👏
Anybody know what happened to the aft section? Did it blow out and sink? Or did it just disintegrate faster than the forward section?
I think it was scrapped (could be wrong)
@@ussindianapolis9137 you are probably right because I'm thinking no way it blew out to sea or disintegrated that much faster than the front.
@@MrSubmariner13 tho in reality, anything could happen so who knows lol
the stern was destroyed by the harsh waves completely
@green fox ok that makes sense. Thanks for the answer.
Thank you for the Navy Hymn.
She is dying , the pride of American, on the beech! Gone but not forgotten!
THE SONG IS CALLED SLEEPING SUN
Actually, the piece of music is a hymn called Eternal Father Strong To Save.
@Christopher Steve In what way was it atrocious? Two women with beautiful voices instead of auto tuned shit thats prominent in todays music!
richard blackcloud awesome tune, crack a beer and watch the vid. Calming.
Brasil
Imagine if she was sitting next to SS United States
Bel video immagini e sfondo musicale. Davvero toccante. Questa nave l ho vista 15 anni fa sulla costa a fuerteventura.
What Happened???
one with the sea
Solo se ve la proa y la popa 🤨🤨
Her final or his final? A ship is male or female?
BELO VÍDEO,UMA INTRODUÇÃO MUITO BOA E UMA CANÇÃO LINDA
Amen
I was there in 1989 when she was still together and it was beautiful as fuck
I didn't know america star older than ss united states also i didn't know it was use in ww2
Think it was launched in 1939 and United States of America entered ww2 in 1941 so
It was actually a pretty creepy video. Haha
We sailed from Southampton to a new life in Australia in 73 on Australis. Sad to see there's nothing left of her now...
yeah as of 2019 theres nothing left of the ship
@@hevendor958 Sad, isn't it...
yeah it is sad
@@hevendor958 My wife and I were in the most forward cabin on the ship lowest passenger deck starboard side. Clang clank went the anchor every night for 3 weeks. Couldn't wait to get off... Still holds fond memories though. Went exploring one day. At the side of the rear funnel was a door. Opened the door to find the funnel filled with sacks of spuds...
wow
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What's the name of the song used in this?
Nightwish - Sleeping sun
Thanks.
It’s not bad it’s just sad
well now the song is being overused
or Long long journey by eyna
I wanna play on it
well today the ship is completely gone after being destroyed by the harsh waves
Noelle L buzz kill 😭
@@mikecorleone6797
Wouldnt have been wise anyway. Imagine all the mold on that thing from sitting outside in the sea for years.
finsfan90 mold wouldn’t grow on the ship in that rusty salt water environment.. salt kills mold
@@mikecorleone6797
Ahh touche
Ou legal gostei
Well and truly done...
Adorei
Titanic's in better shape. All wrecks are sad.
yeah as of 2019 the Whole America now known as the American star is completely gone
Amazing you can see where the torpedo hit.
no it wasn't really torpedoed that part of it collapsed due to harsh waves hitting the ship
green fox pirates of the deep
Nate Olson got ja,you fell for it,fool.
the music is absolutely horrendous !!!
Crappy music
Thirdgen83 How the fuck is Nightwish crappy? The guy just used the older version of the song which wasn’t that good.
Thirdgen83 the music is not creepy it’s just that it’s sad
This is a Cunard ship... right?
Earth Chan this i do not think it’s a Cunard ship
Says 'American Lines' on the side toward the start. It was bought by others later, but never Cunard i dont think.
@@finsfan90 oh ok, thanks :D
It’s an American Line ship.
Her sister the SS United States is up in Philadelphia gradually rotting away.
Go check it out on RUclips.