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.
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.
@@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
@citizen23606 I know, I followed the old blog keeping track of the wrecks decay, it's just a big rust field underwater now. At least we have videos like this to remember the atmospheric beauty of the wreck.
In the ship's heyday, under United States Lines control, the first class lounge was a sight to see. Nice polished brass entryway and a mezzanine above line with intricate brass railings. Very Art Deco, as the ship was built in that era. What was left of the lounge in this video is seen at 9:04, just a shell of what it once was.
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.
Actually it was slated to be refitted/restored and become a 5-Star Hotel Ship in Phuket, Thailand. You would've actually been able to stay on it today, had it not had its towing mishap.
Very sad to see this once great liner slowly crumbling away, although she looks very stately. How lovely to see the light shining through her portholes , as if she's about to set sail again....♥️
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.
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.
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!
Actually it was on its way to be refitted/restored and become a 5-Star Hotel Ship in Phuket, Thailand. You would've actually been able to stay on it today, had it not had its towing mishap.
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.
How come theres only half a ship here.?.Was the ship beached in a storm.?.How sad but the lights on at dusk through the portholes was an incredible effect.!.
@@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.
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?
I don’t understand how something this massive just disappears over time . I don’t see it being able to rot away if this was filmed in 1999 either it all just doesn’t make sense maybe some organization of some sort took it and put a fake image on Google maps
Apparently it was very dangerous to attempt to board the wreck. It’s a shame this happened to her and that her younger sister The United States is at risk of being destroyed as well.
Of all the ship wrecks I have seen this one is creepy. Just something about it. If I believed in ghosts, I'm sure the decks would be full of them on a last night under a full moon.
I sailed from the UK to the United States on this ship in 1960.
Ok gramps
@@Hxtiafhe’s actually your real dad.. I know you both
@@guaporeturns9472 im From The Philippines bitch🙀🙀🙀🙀😹😹😹😹
@@guaporeturns9472 embarassing Im From SINGAPORE HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAH you Trieddd
@@Hxtiaf Yeah I had a lot of women in Singapore , now go clean your room son😂😂😂
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.
@@Ragnell56 l liken it to a heartbeat ♥️ sentimental l know....
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
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
@@alypanama8067probably to be sunk as a reef
My late husband was on her when she was the USS WEST POINT
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
This wreck disintegrated recently
@citizen23606 I know, I followed the old blog keeping track of the wrecks decay, it's just a big rust field underwater now. At least we have videos like this to remember the atmospheric beauty of the wreck.
The lights at the end was awesome
Sailed to Australia from Southampton early 1973 as a 6 year old boy. She was beautiful.
In the ship's heyday, under United States Lines control, the first class lounge was a sight to see. Nice polished brass entryway and a mezzanine above line with intricate brass railings. Very Art Deco, as the ship was built in that era. What was left of the lounge in this video is seen at 9:04, just a shell of what it once was.
It’s amazing that there is nothing left of this ship after 30 years.
The ocean is relentless.
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.
Actually it was slated to be refitted/restored and become a 5-Star Hotel Ship in Phuket, Thailand.
You would've actually been able to stay on it today, had it not had its towing mishap.
Absolutely brilliant thanks so much for sharing 🇬🇧
Very sad to see this once great liner slowly crumbling away, although she looks very stately. How lovely to see the light shining through her portholes , as if she's about to set sail again....♥️
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 😳
Surprised to see that prop on the deck. I thought someone would have salvaged that?? Amazing footage. Thanks
It's so dark, something like this would make a great setting for a horror game.
Late response but the game 'man of medan' springs to mind.
Its a horror game that takes place on a ghost ship.
@@mrmissalot8311 Cool, Ill check it out thanks.
Das Video wurde mir zufällig vorgeschlagen. Bin sehr angetan, denn ich habe die America in 2000 noch sehen dürfen… 👍🏼
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
Actually it was on its way to be refitted/restored and become a 5-Star Hotel Ship in Phuket, Thailand.
You would've actually been able to stay on it today, had it not had its towing mishap.
peace for the american star, her history in crazy
Looks like a great place for paranormal activity especially when the sun goes down.
Not much to be seen for the last 5 - 6 years ...it's all gone !
the ocean will reclaim ALLL
Thank you for uploading this on TH-cam. The footage looks fascinating.
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.
The video is so cool; This experience would've been a DREAM of mine.
Such a beautiful ship 😢didn't deserve this fate.
A good representation of modern day 2024 America.
Man SS American has really let itself go it's only half the ship it used to be
8:00 "So let's start with the repairs so that this steamer can run again" :D
You look back at this old footage and think it looked so nice back then rotting away
How come theres only half a ship here.?.Was the ship beached in a storm.?.How sad but the lights on at dusk through the portholes was an incredible effect.!.
@@barryvincentredmond3973 The ship broke in half after running aground. The waves were too powerful for the ship.
This is amazing, thank you for the upload!
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
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 th-cam.com/video/1IECAKMduiE/w-d-xo.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
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
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
@@Djr67 Feel free to message me and subscribe.
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?
6:29 That propeller looks like it's in pristine condition. It sucks that they didn't take it off the ship.
Brave to go in 😬
Probably the last time it was ever lit up like that
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.
🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍 Excellent video
A huge generator and you got a multi level grow room
So dangerous.
Why?
@@UnderwaterJohn-fn7jg Duh !
Het zou logisch moeten zijn dat elke reder garant moet staan voor berging en verantwoord ontmantelen van hun schip
What could possibly go wrong?
Video uploaded three years ago yet bad quality for some reason?? probably old footage uploaded?
yeah, from June 1999
Now the United States looks like America
The rough seas off the coast of Fuerteventura destroyed it🫤
I think it's all gone by now, isn't it?
@@1940limited Pretty much I’m afraid.
I don’t understand how something this massive just disappears over time . I don’t see it being able to rot away if this was filmed in 1999 either it all just doesn’t make sense maybe some organization of some sort took it and put a fake image on Google maps
IT MUST BE SAVED AND RESTORED AND PRESERVED ON A HERITAGE SEA.
Good luck with that !
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.
Amazing
Its a good thing they didn`t go when the ship capsized into the ocean
Looks like titanic out of water
Bring a surfboard next time.🏄♂️
the sea got the better of the wreck...
All Artifacts will have been looted! The Shipping Company would be in their first!
Apparently it was very dangerous to attempt to board the wreck. It’s a shame this happened to her and that her younger sister The United States is at risk of being destroyed as well.
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.
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
I hate the ocean
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.
There should be a megalaphobia trigger warning 😮.
Печально...😢
I reckon Smit Tak could salvage it!
@@deepdiver51 Sadly, the ship has since been flattened by the waves.
Pretty cool
crazy
Reminds me of Uncharted.
Νo worries guys greeksurance will pay
NÃO PASSA DE UM MONTE DE FERRUGEM
I bet its Haunted 😮
Wow
Очень круто
Ghost ship 🚢 😮
Creeeeeepy
Of all the ship wrecks I have seen this one is creepy. Just something about it. If I believed in ghosts, I'm sure the decks would be full of them on a last night under a full moon.
Someone call Police.
Creepy. Spooky shit.
Ma il mare è sempre così incazzato da quelle parti?😂😂
Oceano Atlantico.....
What did you guys film this with VHS? 1970 looks like, the dress and hair
Would you guys film this with VHS?