In 1961 when I was 5 years old - I'm now 63 - Mum, Dad and me were on a weeks holiday in Bournemouth, on the third day Dad took us in the car - a Wolsey 444 - to Southampton to look at the ocean liners that were docked. And I got to touch the ropes of the Queen Mary. By pure luck towards the end of the day as we were getting ready to go back to Bournemouth, the SS United States was docking, and I got to see her up close. We were stood by the bow along side the railings as she was tied up, and the passengers were discharged, and that is the only time I have ever seen this ship. On a side note, we gave a ride to three American men into Southampton, and they were the first American's I had ever met, and I remember how exciting it was, they gave Dad a one dollar bill for the ride, and I still have it. P.S. Mum and Dad are no longer with us, as we lost Mum in Nov 2011, and Dad joined Mum in July 2017. 😢
May of 1958 my family and I, at age seven, sailed on this ship from our home in Glasgow, Scotland, to New York harbour and a new life in the United States. I still have memories and photos. I hope she can be saved.
Mum 'n Dad took me 'n my brother out on a small boat to meet the United Sates as she came into Southampton docks on her maiden voyage from New York; magnificent liner...now she's a hulk. Sad.
It is interesting that the Americans bought the Queen Mary and turned it into a very successful tourist destination, but seem unable to save their own history.
Another funny way to look at it: for all the history steeped in the Royal Navy ("Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves" 🎵) the Brits did not preserve 1 battleship. All the great WWI AND WWII era ships were sent to the breakers, while the US preserved ~8 of her battleships
*Sidenote The Queen Mary has been looking rough the past 10-15 years too though. I'd like to see the SS United States preserved, but if it's between being turned into razorblades or an artificial reef, I'd rather her become one with the sea
MGJMiller1995 I stayed on the Queen Mary 5 years ago , it was very clean and beautiful to see , yes a few rusty bits in need of paint outside but other than that it was amazing to stay on a ship with so much history and from England where I’m from
The SS United States has officially been saved. A few months ago, RXR Realty signed an agreement with the SS United States Conservancy to fully restore the vessel as a hotel and museum. They have already looked over the ships specifications and condition, and at this moment they are currently looking at New York, or other places to dock her. Long live the SSUS! 🇺🇸
A similar thing would most likely have happened already in 2016, if it wasn't for the Crystal Cruise's (failed) plans to make her sail again. SSUSC actually planned to tow her to NY in the spring of 2016, where she was offered a mooring space for free.
Growing up in Philly, I was always in awe of this ship. We always called it the “ghost ship”. While most people in my area knew what ship you would be referring to, little knew what the history of the ship was. Such an amazing piece of history and it breaks my heart to have watched it decay over the years. I wish it would become a museum of sorts so I could step foot on it! Great video!!
@M Harris Anyone who has taken an art class (and that's basically every American who has gone to public school) has learned about Dali, his work is crazy iconic throughout the entire world
@M Harris I can understand that but it's been 30 years since his death, he's a pretty prolific figure in pop culture nowadays. Schools and curriculums have certainly changed in that time and the majority of students learn about his art since he was a major player in the surrealist movement. Pretty much if you learn about great artists (which most public schools today touch on) Dali is going to be included
I live literally 2 minutes away from this ship, and it has always fascinated me. When I started to have a fascination with ocean liners and other ships, I would research this thing up. I love the ship so much! It’s a shame it’s so rusty though.
Right?! Though I'm sure they would have to get a bunch of stuff fixed and up to par with the U.S. Coast Guard, before even being able to allow people on board the ship!!!
I always saw this as a kid when we would go to Ikea, I and always asked my parents when we can go on it. My parents said the same thing every time. “We’ve been wondering the same thing.”
I sailed on this ship in December, 1955 to England. It was a magnificent experience, it needs to be saved because taxpayers paid for half its expenses and a symbolic example of our history. Please help save this ship. It’s worth saving, would make a great history exhibit.
I was 8 years old when my family and I sailed on this ship in December of 1967. We sailed from New York to Le Havre, France. I still have memorabilia from that crossing. It took 5 days in a rough North Atlantic. I've never barfed so much in my life!
I remember going on the SS United States with my father when I was nine or ten years old. We went in a limousine with one of his friends who apparently had some well-positioned authority in its construction. I am now 81 and the only memory I have of the ship is of the hand railings which were still wrapped in protective paper tape. Strange limited memory, because we must have toured the ship. It is sad it was used for only 18 years and then just fell into a state of deterioration and disrepair.
its funny how you remember little details. I restore older cars. When I decided to do the model I grew up in I had a hard time tracking down what option level it was - it has a few different models with very easily distinguishable features, but I wasn't able to remember any of them. Ended up figuring it out because I use to spin an airvent that kept spinning in the wind that was only available one a single type.
The fascinating allure of the Abandoned series, along with Defunctland and other series like it, is the fact that so many people used to be somewhere and now they just aren’t. Whether that’s a mall, an amusement park ride, a store chain, or in this case a ship, the thing that draws us in is the unique quality that a special place has when it becomes abandoned. It’s a gut-wrenching feeling of nostalgia and sadness that these places can never live up to their former glory, and the feeling is satisfying every time. Any series that can give me that priceless feeling is worth it’s weight in gold. Kudos, Jake. Keep it up!
Honestly, the best option for the S.S. United States would be to cosmetically restore it and turn it into a museum ship. In this regard I'm sure the people behind the USS Midway Museum would be great resource for learning how to get it done.
I don't know the financials for USS Midway but RMS Queen Mary has been in the red almost since the day she was berthed in Long Beach. Successive operators failed to maintain her and ownership passed to the City of Long Beach. She is in such poor condition that there is actually a possibility of Her sinking in place. The City is not interested in spending the estimated $160M in immediately needed work and neither are the taxpayers. Plans to scrap Her are compounded by the fact that She is not considered seaworthy enough to be towed to the scrappers. At the age of 82 sadly the most likely end will be to tow her out to be sunk as an artificial reef.
I am an American Sailor and proud to say it. It hurts to see a grand lady like the S.S. United States in this condition. Man the stories this ship could tell. I would love to stand in her bridge had hold that big, brass steering wheel in my hands. To wear that uniform of a sailor on the S.S. United States would be the second greatest honor I could think of as a sailor after wearing the uniform of the United States Navy. Yes air travel is faster and more popular. But there is something about being on a ship. Being on the ocean that speaks to the human soul in a way that being in a big, metal, tube in the sky does not. Once more Jake, you educate and entertain at the same time, and this time you threw a bit of a knife in the soul of this old sailor. Like you, I pray to see the S.S. United States take her place as America's Flagship once again, I would be the first sailor to apply to work on her. Thank you for this, from all of us that have gladly called the sea our home, our first love, and our mistress.
No Shipwreck, I am not. I am a proud Sailor and if you have EVER served on a ship, which you obviously have not, all ships are referred to with feminine pronouns as is the sea.
"Being on the ocean that speaks to the human soul in a way that being in a big, metal, tube in the sky does not" but to them, you are just a big tube in the ocean. food for thought
That is true, but to feel the sea spray on your face to feel the waves as you are moving through the water, is something you cannot expirience in a pressurized cabin in the sky. To hear dolphins sing and watch them jump it speaks to the soul in a way that being in that pressurized cabin in the sky cannot.
@@SymphonyBrahms I am still hoping some rich people would recue this ship and make a hotel, Condos, Casino, etc. of it. The Devine Lorraine Hotel at Broad and Fairmount Ave. in Phila. was in very bad shape but it's been turned into expensive condos I understand.
Alright, my turn now. I will restore the ship. Yeah, it's a billionaire project. I'm planning to... Idk... Turn it into an airplane. Seems feasible. But we all know I'm gonna drop the project some months later, right?
FoxTail737 She's being turned into a museum and hotel you can help out with the restoration. 15 Dollars entry per person And thousands entering weekly. Also competition starting between wealthy businessman and others vying for ownership of her And theres a large hotel on her rear side. With 110. Dollars a night pays for much of the costs. With almost full bookings. Has 35 rooms. ACTIVE now. Nightly. And hard to get a reservation. Weekdays are some openings.
As of December 10, 2018, the conservancy announced an agreement with the commercial real estate firm RXR Realty, of New York City, to explore options for restoring and redeveloping the ocean liner.
Does anyone really think that will happen? Put the poor thing out of its misery. If it was an animal, it would have been put down for compassionate reasons. Honestly the same should apply to this poor ship, it sits there in pain and barely alive with no realistic chance of ever sailing again. Do the kind and compassionate thing and scrap it.
@@yoced Oh I agree, it would be nice it were renovated. But many ideas have been floated and failed. So with the ship becoming increasingly derelict, the cost is increasing every year. The sad fact is that if no one has come up with a viable plan in the past when costs were lower, it's almost impossible for any plan to work today. So that's why I said they should put the poor old thing out of it's misery and scrap it.
As someone who lives just an hour from Philly, I've been super passionate about saving this boat since I was... I don't know, 11 maybe? Every time I have lunch at the IKEA across the street, I make sure to grab a seat that lets me look at the ship. I remember watching a Titanic documentary as a kid, and the last 10 minutes of it was actually about the S.S. United States. It drew comparisons between the two ships but hopefully this ship will be saved, and that's what introduced me to it.
My family and I sailed on the Big U from Le Havre to New York on our return from France in 1955. My father had been assigned to SHAPE Headquarters outside of Paris and we had just spent three years in France. Our 3 1/2 day voyage is absolutely one of the high points in my life--an experience I will never forget. Never, never never. Thank you so much for the memories!
In the 70s my retired uncle HAND-BUILT a detailed model of S.S. United States which I always admired as a boy; my cousins knew that & just gave it to me 2 months ago! Like its namesake in Philadelphia, it too needs some repairs, but I am SO PROUD to display this 3 foot long beauty on my own mantle!
My Uncle was Chief Engineer on United States in the 60's and I was on Her many times in NYC. As noted in the video She still holds, and probably always will, the Blue Riband for the fastest passenger ship on the Transatlantic run. The only ship on the NY to Southampton run, RMS Queen Mary II, is operated at greatly reduced speed so as to extend the crossing to 7 nights and is considered a Cruise Ship. So sad to see the Greyhound of the Atlantic rotting away. Great video!
solarstan mapping why? Unless air travel stops completely, there won’t be a business model for fast boats. I mean, building a faster boat is possible today, hell, it’s probably not even all that hard - but nobody’s going to do it.
The crossing record no longer has any meaning. In the 40's I guess it was possible to outrun a diesel electric U-boat, but these days, there is no way to outrun a nuclear sub. Besides, if you wanted to ship 10,000 men across the Atlantic in a hurry you could charter a couple 747s for a lot less money. If you conservatively estimate 300 men per flight, you could charter 7 planes to go back and forth and get 10000 men across in 5 days.
Ain't gonna happen. Those ships lacked the gyro stabilization systems of modern cruise ships, so most of the passenger accommodations were below the main deck, in the hull. Today's cruise passengers prefer the 10 decks above the main deck, for a better view and experience, but the vessels are inherently top heavy.
The SS united States is amazing ship. I really hope it doesn't get scraped because it's such a beautiful ocean liner and its the fastest ship In the world. It always makes me cry to see ships get scraped or abandoned like the SS america. I hope someone buys it and restore's it to turn back into it's formal beauty
Very Interesting Content on this channel. Nice to learn some history about a country I am not from. It's a bit of a change. Thank you for your hard work researching Jake!
I hung out & lived in South Philly for about 15 years & I could never get used to how the ship looked like it was crashing into the dock. It’s so eerie & beautiful @ the same time.
The huge problem with restoration attempts was that nearly all of it was with the intent to turn her into a cruise ship. This is a BAD IDEA. She is a ship with the 1950s she won’t last for very long as a cruise ship. She’s aged far too much for her to sail the seas. And there’s not really anything profitable from turning a historic vessel into a cruise ship, ppl who go on a cruise ship don’t have an interest in old, historic ships, they just want to be on a safe cruise and most of them prefer the more up to date ships anyway. And I’m glad these cruise attempts never came to fruition as I don’t like the idea of a ship like that having her design changes to being like those bulky, ugly cruise ships. As far as I’m concerned, they need to fully restore her first and foremost, and then figure out what to do from there. I think the best course of action those is a floating hotel or a floating museum.
Sugarsail1 What does that have to do with anything? How many people do you know who go in Cruise Ships for their historic value? It’s idiotic to try to restore a vessel just to remove historic parts of the ship so you can use it as a cruise ship. Furthermore, just because a ship is restored doesn’t mean it will be in peak condition, especially when it has been out of service for half a century and hasn’t been maintained. And furthermore, I don’t need to have restored a ship to know common sense.
Sugarsail1 andnim sure a cruise line removing signature parts of a historic ship is a good idea for a HISTORIC SHIP. That’s like taking the Queen Mary and removing her three funnels and replacing them with a single funnel. It’s not right.
You do realise that the us navy sails two ships that are older than this ship right? One the Uss constitution is over 220 year old and still sails under her own power form time to time?
Erika Curts Yes, but the Constitution is a rare exception as hardly any ships have that luxury. Also that ship was properly maintained throughout her life, other ships are not. And Britain still has HMS Victory. So it doesn’t matter if a traditional wooden sailing ship is still in use, as those are a rare few.
I'd love to hear about it. And the boiler company too. Ah well , if I ever become a multi billionaire I may buy it. nope. It won't happen to me but one can dream.
Sad ending for a beautiful ship. I had watched a documentary about this a few years back, and an interesting fact about this ship is that she could travel faster in REVERSE than modern cruise ships move forward.
A few notes to this excellent production: Her engines were as a prototype to the Forrestal Class carriers. They were considered classified technology until 1980. The service speed of the ship was 38.32 knots but her top speed was 44.7 knots - over 50 miles per hour.
@M Harris lol politicians get away with stuff all the time. Same with celebrities. Look at Hillary, she's gotten away with crimes. Epstein didn't kill himself. He was under suicide watch the entire time, and strangely enough the video footage from his cell that night is missing
Thanks Jake for your very intuitive content. Have been watching for a few years now and you never disappoint. Your research is fantastic. Greetings from England! Regards, Harrison.
original funfair: "You never fail to disappoint".....?? Surely that's NOT what you meant to say. How about: You never fail to succeed? You never fail to please? You never fail to amaze? You never fail to disappoint means you ALWAYS disappoint. A simple "you never disappoint" would probably be best.
LodiTX The fact that Jake himself liked my comment shows he knew exactly what I was trying to say. Grammar isn't my strong point unfortunately, but yes any of those examples could of been used.
Thank you soo much for making this video!!! My grandfather arrived in America from Germany aboard the S.S. United States on her first voyage. (Maiden voyage is from her home port to another port, first voyage is from her home port to all the other ports she is visiting, and back to her home port.) I really would like to see the S.S. United States be saved. It is a shame that such a glorious ship, a ship that still holds the Blue Riband to this day for the fastest Trans-Atlantic crossing, a ship so fast, she chipped away her paint in her haste to cross the Atlantic,is now rusting away in a port, seemingly forgotten about. She deserves better than to be rusting away in a harbor... She is living history of the success of America after WWII. SHE DESERVES TO BE SAVED!!!
My grandmother went on the ship from New York to somewhere in France, she had third class, but was upgraded to 1st class after meeting a few celebrities.
Queen Mary is just up the coast from me, and she’s not looking too good these days. I keep hoping maybe they’ll just scrap her and put her out of her misery, but they keep plodding along and she keeps deteriorating
As always another awesome video! Love this series! Did you know that you forgot to mention that the gentleman sitting with Marlon Brando was reknown artist Salvador Dahli!? Fun fact! But you probably knew that.
@@xxWikid Nope... it would fit... The RMS Queen Mary is bigger and is a museum. Size has nothing to do with it. The reason why it hasn't been moored and turned into a museum, is because too many people want to see her set sail again, as she is still relatively young. However, I think they should just turn her into a museum as it would save her, and be cheaper.
She is still young enough that people want to see her set sail again. However, due to her condition, I feel that she should just be moored and turned into a museum though.
It may turn into a massive money pit trying to turn it into a museum. Just being docked where it is coasts tens of thousands of dollars every month and repairs would take years. One of its engine rooms are already flooded and the entire interior has been stripped due to asbestos so it's going to take a lot of money to do anything with. This would make for such a nice museum on the Philadelphia waterfront though. Hopefully some investors come through.
Surprisingly, it's in Philadelphia, a city full of museums. If it were to become a museum, it's right at home, especially if it were to be docked at the maritime museum that's literally only a few blocks away lol
I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia and have traveled Interstate 95 often. I always wondered what was the story behind the S.S. United States. She is a sleek beautifully designed ship. When I first saw the ship; I was in awe of this beautiful ocean going vessel. I've always feared that she would eventually be gutted and scraped. It is such a shame that this beautiful vessel is the victim of economics. Once she is gone - she is lost forever. Sometimes, one needs to take the initiative to save a masterpiece of technology regardless of the profitability. She could be such an asset to the City of Philadelphia! Independence Hall in Philadelphia was once threatened with destruction. Fortunately a group of enterprising ladies who valued the building because of its historic significance saved the building from the wrecking ball.
We don’t seem to preserve anything, any great piece of engineering be it a grand ship or grand historic building, a ship gets sold to whomever wants it , scrap or whatever there’s no interest or thought into preserving them in any aspect , ive no idea of costs and what sort of infrastructure that would be involved so would not be viable but a grand floating hotel,just in respect of our now dwindling engineering and craftsman that built them in the first place, all a waste, don’t get me on to all the other old ships right on my door step (called razor blades) basically waiting to be scrapped, ( I live in Portsmouth England) Surely with the housing crisis like it is they could be made into temporary accommodation . Then buildings there grade “listed” so the “not to be pulled down “ so to get around it there either left to disrepair so a danger and unsafe, or there bought and purposely damaged and made unsafe so they can knock it down and build on the site. Britain has no sentimental value for its past at all it seems. The rate things are being pulled down is unbelievable.
@@brudenell27 - You're quite right. SS Great Britain does have more in common with SS United States though. Both being steam powered, iron/steel hulled vessels.
I’ve been requesting for a while now. I’m so excited. It’s an amazing video! I really hope that they can save the ship somehow, hopefully similar to how the Queen Mary was preserved.
I say the United States should be given to the Intrepid Museum in New York City, on Pier 86, her former home pier. The Intrepid should move the submarines and other Navy ships to an adjoining pier to make room.
I just watched your new video on the queen Mary in Long Beach, brought me over to this video, this is sad morning realizing to such important ships with the rust away
Kenneth Drewary nah the queen Mary belongs in the U.K. The US public have no interest of preserving a British ship. It belongs in her home (The UK) so she can be PROPERLY taken care of since you Americans have done a terrible job
Doge 5600 bruh "hates anything in bad shape" California has taken terrible care of the queen Mary and now it's falling apart thanks to them, it belongs in the U.K. Where people actually care about it
“The overall cost to complete what he wanted was over $200 million dollars.. there just wasnt the proper funding to do so” Sounds like all of my big plans and projects.
I would. Love to see her rescued as ive stood at the dock admiring. Her beauty in person Ignoring. The decay and rust. She has on her showing it really was a extraordinary combination of engineering. And Craftsmanship for that time frame
I also rode this ship back from France to New York when I too was 8 in September of 66. It was a fun five days and the staff treated us like royalty. It didn’t matter what class you were berthed in.
Yeah, I also memba the life jacket drill, Patti Duke movie 'Billie' and the dude walking the isles with the xylophone summoning us to eat... That makes us connected :)
I was on this ship in the 80’s when she was in storage at Newport News. The guy in charge said her 2 biggest problems were asbestos and fuel inefficiency of the engines.
In 1961 when I was 5 years old - I'm now 63 - Mum, Dad and me were on a weeks holiday in Bournemouth, on the third day Dad took us in the car - a Wolsey 444 - to Southampton to look at the ocean liners that were docked. And I got to touch the ropes of the Queen Mary. By pure luck towards the end of the day as we were getting ready to go back to Bournemouth, the SS United States was docking, and I got to see her up close. We were stood by the bow along side the railings as she was tied up, and the passengers were discharged, and that is the only time I have ever seen this ship. On a side note, we gave a ride to three American men into Southampton, and they were the first American's I had ever met, and I remember how exciting it was, they gave Dad a one dollar bill for the ride, and I still have it.
P.S. Mum and Dad are no longer with us, as we lost Mum in Nov 2011, and Dad joined Mum in July 2017. 😢
Wow, that is a very interesting story, thank you for telling it.
That is a wonderful story
Puzzoozoo That is fascinating.
@I'LL BE BACK ! No, it's looong gone, Dad sold it in 1968.
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May of 1958 my family and I, at age seven, sailed on this ship from our home in Glasgow, Scotland, to New York harbour and a new life in the United States. I still have memories and photos. I hope she can be saved.
Would be great hearing from these memories one day, Mark=)
That's awesome sounds like a great childhood
Unfortunately the ship is just too far gone at this point to be of any viable value
@@MaynardFreek so sad
John Holifield it’s still cool
"While he tried to keep his dream afloat..."
God damnit, Jake.
I’m sorry
Hahaaaaaaaa
@@BrightSunFilms it's okay ;-)
@@BrightSunFilms ..... you just had to say it..... admit it! you've been itching to say it from the very beginning.
Rageborne "as it value as a practical ship was beginning to sink"
Had my 1st birthday on this ship in 1958.
Nigel Ian Lemon whats your birthday?
Nigel Dang your that old?
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No, I was born in the USA, had to go to the U.K. as my father had to go overseas for a year.
@Chocolate Official his first birthday being when he was 1 years old
Nigel Ian Lemon I don’t know why but you remind me of an old grandpa telling a story about his past and what you have done.
It’s heartbreaking to see this old girl in such a bad condition
Mum 'n Dad took me 'n my brother out on a small boat to meet the United Sates as she came into Southampton docks on her maiden voyage from New York; magnificent liner...now she's a hulk. Sad.
Geoff Rogerson nothing last forever
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Her end is coming...
Well its better if this thing its not underwater
Is it just me that thinks old passenger ships were way nicer looking than modern cruises
keith cunningham I totally disagree with you, I think it is, and was, a beautiful ship.
@keith cunningham >thinks the S.S. United States is a modern cruise ship 🤣🤣
@@OriginalBongoliath It's all about perspective, compared to the Titanic it would be
I agree with you and these ladies were built for hauling through the north Atlantic which makes a coastal cruise ship look like a lake boat
TrueX0tiC - this old piece of metal versus like Royal Caribbean Harmony of the Seas. 😂 NOPE 👎
It is interesting that the Americans bought the Queen Mary and turned it into a very successful tourist destination, but seem unable to save their own history.
Another funny way to look at it: for all the history steeped in the Royal Navy ("Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves" 🎵) the Brits did not preserve 1 battleship. All the great WWI AND WWII era ships were sent to the breakers, while the US preserved ~8 of her battleships
*Sidenote The Queen Mary has been looking rough the past 10-15 years too though. I'd like to see the SS United States preserved, but if it's between being turned into razorblades or an artificial reef, I'd rather her become one with the sea
@@mgjmiller1995 actually we saved one .... HMS Belfast which is moored on the Thames ...
@@SKSK-rz7br I think he specifically meant dreadnoughts and battleships, but the Belfast has a neat history and is a fine example of a WW2 cruiser.
MGJMiller1995 I stayed on the Queen Mary 5 years ago , it was very clean and beautiful to see , yes a few rusty bits in need of paint outside but other than that it was amazing to stay on a ship with so much history and from England where I’m from
The SS United States has officially been saved. A few months ago, RXR Realty signed an agreement with the SS United States Conservancy to fully restore the vessel as a hotel and museum. They have already looked over the ships specifications and condition, and at this moment they are currently looking at New York, or other places to dock her. Long live the SSUS! 🇺🇸
A similar thing would most likely have happened already in 2016, if it wasn't for the Crystal Cruise's (failed) plans to make her sail again. SSUSC actually planned to tow her to NY in the spring of 2016, where she was offered a mooring space for free.
I hope this works out as well that ships hull probably has a ton of life left in it.
@KrispyKrackers88 me too.
i bet they're going to find asbestos in it again.
@@potato1907 Most of the ship's interior that contained asbestos was already removed.
Growing up in Philly, I was always in awe of this ship. We always called it the “ghost ship”. While most people in my area knew what ship you would be referring to, little knew what the history of the ship was. Such an amazing piece of history and it breaks my heart to have watched it decay over the years. I wish it would become a museum of sorts so I could step foot on it! Great video!!
"Cap'n and crew will be back soon after getting their cigarettes and gallon of milk. They wouldn't leave me here too long..."
- S.S. United States
Mac Binkman :(
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😢
thats what i thought about my dad
It's just sitting in the water now, nothing has been done with it since it arrived in Philly
I love they said “marlin Brando” and didn’t mention that Salvador Dali was in the same picture.
I know, right? (face-palm) ;-)
@M Harris Anyone who has taken an art class (and that's basically every American who has gone to public school) has learned about Dali, his work is crazy iconic throughout the entire world
@M Harris I can understand that but it's been 30 years since his death, he's a pretty prolific figure in pop culture nowadays. Schools and curriculums have certainly changed in that time and the majority of students learn about his art since he was a major player in the surrealist movement. Pretty much if you learn about great artists (which most public schools today touch on) Dali is going to be included
I caught that. No mistaking that "stash".
A ship that size going an average speed of 43 mph is astounding.
It is faster in reverse than the Titanic was going forwards
@Dave H Fucking dragster ship is what it is
Dave H § Hi Dave, Yes, Eric is being needlessly sharp there. I suggest pranking him by using the edit button so the typo vanishes.
@Dave H 250k hp ??? Holy fuck, I didn't know these things were that powerful
Thats true but cruises aint the for actually getting there but more of pleasure
4 sale, 1 ocean liner project. SS United States. Needs some work *now asbestos free*
i was gonna buy it for that tasty asbestos, but oh well
Eli Spencer Needs a little TLC.
AC needs a charge
"Ran when parked"
"No lowballers, I know what I have"
I live literally 2 minutes away from this ship, and it has always fascinated me. When I started to have a fascination with ocean liners and other ships, I would research this thing up. I love the ship so much! It’s a shame it’s so rusty though.
As always, another brilliant video from you. Your videos just keep getting better and better, keep up the good work!
Thank you!
Charge $50/head to let people stand on the bow and shout "I'm king of the world!" Funding solved.
HAHA
Right?! Though I'm sure they would have to get a bunch of stuff fixed and up to par with the U.S. Coast Guard, before even being able to allow people on board the ship!!!
Best idea so far!
😂😂😂
@@baileypaliolonga5620 the hull has been found to be structurally sound and they have allowed people on board to take photos
I sailed on this ship when my dad was in the army and got orders to Germany. We sailed from New York to France in 1968. Beautiful ship, good memories.
Great story Jake. Thanks for giving her the coverage she deserves!
I always saw this as a kid when we would go to Ikea, I and always asked my parents when we can go on it. My parents said the same thing every time. “We’ve been wondering the same thing.”
Sinking it to make a artificial reef would be better than scraping it imo.
Thare wudent be any profit do
DRIFT DEMOM it’s literally a non profit organization
I was thinking about that too
I prefer a Museum or Hotel
@@bukasb chances are the hull would be too far gone to be able to keep it afloat long enough for any sort of floating attraction to be feasible
You can get a great view of this ship from the IKEA store restaurant in Philadelphia
Worf and the strip clubs LMFAO
And from the Chic fil a parking lot too! :)
Don’t forget Best Buy as well
And unlike the other locations, the Ikea is one where you can relax and have a... passable... meal.
Danny C. I worked at that Chick-fil-A and always looked at that ship while out on my smoke break
Man, that boat is an absolute unit.
I agree. Just imagine it in it's hayday.
Hey Justin
Senpai
You buying that cruiser for moms ?
Divk
Damn.... beautiful ship. Abandoned quick like my Father.
Tarobrob oh...
Tarobrob damn that’s tough, sorry. 🙁
see a therapist
RMS queen Mary:
*Preserved*
SS United States:
Hell naw..
Even the Queen Mary is rotting lol
Queens Mary is barely floating
The Queen MAry in Long Beach is near the end of it's use. It's 85 years old. It's decaying.
Queen Mary is just about as bad off as this ship...
xv70 1 If it’s in the public interest, and a lot of people vote for it, then it can and hopefully will be used for that.
I sailed on this ship in December, 1955 to England. It was a magnificent experience, it needs to be saved because taxpayers paid for half its expenses and a symbolic example of our history. Please help save this ship. It’s worth saving, would make a great history exhibit.
Paul Posey how old are you now?
He's probably 80 or 70
@@jmtrainz2582 he could have been a child so maybe in his 60's
Maybe so
Rex judging by him not knowing how to reply onto comments directed towards him for more than a year, I’m gonna say around 65+ 😂
I was 8 years old when my family and I sailed on this ship in December of 1967. We sailed from New York to Le Havre, France. I still have memorabilia from that crossing. It took 5 days in a rough North Atlantic. I've never barfed so much in my life!
I remember going on the SS United States with my father when I was nine or ten years old. We went in a limousine with one of his friends who apparently had some well-positioned authority in its construction. I am now 81 and the only memory I have of the ship is of the hand railings which were still wrapped in protective paper tape. Strange limited memory, because we must have toured the ship. It is sad it was used for only 18 years and then just fell into a state of deterioration and disrepair.
its funny how you remember little details. I restore older cars. When I decided to do the model I grew up in I had a hard time tracking down what option level it was - it has a few different models with very easily distinguishable features, but I wasn't able to remember any of them. Ended up figuring it out because I use to spin an airvent that kept spinning in the wind that was only available one a single type.
She’s beauty, she’s grace, she’s queen of 50 states
She’s elegance and taste, she’s Miss United States.
More like Miss Congenitality....
The fascinating allure of the Abandoned series, along with Defunctland and other series like it, is the fact that so many people used to be somewhere and now they just aren’t. Whether that’s a mall, an amusement park ride, a store chain, or in this case a ship, the thing that draws us in is the unique quality that a special place has when it becomes abandoned. It’s a gut-wrenching feeling of nostalgia and sadness that these places can never live up to their former glory, and the feeling is satisfying every time. Any series that can give me that priceless feeling is worth it’s weight in gold. Kudos, Jake. Keep it up!
Elected News I completely agree!
Honestly, the best option for the S.S. United States would be to cosmetically restore it and turn it into a museum ship. In this regard I'm sure the people behind the USS Midway Museum would be great resource for learning how to get it done.
There are some plans to do that and have it also be a floating shopping mall simultanously.
I don't know the financials for USS Midway but RMS Queen Mary has been in the red almost since the day she was berthed in Long Beach. Successive operators failed to maintain her and ownership passed to the City of Long Beach. She is in such poor condition that there is actually a possibility of Her sinking in place. The City is not interested in spending the estimated $160M in immediately needed work and neither are the taxpayers. Plans to scrap Her are compounded by the fact that She is not considered seaworthy enough to be towed to the scrappers. At the age of 82 sadly the most likely end will be to tow her out to be sunk as an artificial reef.
Also the Fram in norway.
Ship museums are super interesting imo
Patrick3751 Yeah, it’s such a shame a BRITISH ocean liner is receiving more money and attention than a ship literally called “The SS United States”
@@itsjohndell The city of Long Beach has always owned the ship.
I am an American Sailor and proud to say it. It hurts to see a grand lady like the S.S. United States in this condition. Man the stories this ship could tell. I would love to stand in her bridge had hold that big, brass steering wheel in my hands. To wear that uniform of a sailor on the S.S. United States would be the second greatest honor I could think of as a sailor after wearing the uniform of the United States Navy. Yes air travel is faster and more popular. But there is something about being on a ship. Being on the ocean that speaks to the human soul in a way that being in a big, metal, tube in the sky does not. Once more Jake, you educate and entertain at the same time, and this time you threw a bit of a knife in the soul of this old sailor. Like you, I pray to see the S.S. United States take her place as America's Flagship once again, I would be the first sailor to apply to work on her. Thank you for this, from all of us that have gladly called the sea our home, our first love, and our mistress.
No Shipwreck, I am not. I am a proud Sailor and if you have EVER served on a ship, which you obviously have not, all ships are referred to with feminine pronouns as is the sea.
Thank you Randall! Beautiful post
"Being on the ocean that speaks to the human soul in a way that being in a big, metal, tube in the sky does not"
but to them, you are just a big tube in the ocean.
food for thought
That is true, but to feel the sea spray on your face to feel the waves as you are moving through the water, is something you cannot expirience in a pressurized cabin in the sky. To hear dolphins sing and watch them jump it speaks to the soul in a way that being in that pressurized cabin in the sky cannot.
He Is Awoken't And You Will Worship Him You’re literally radiating virginity
Imagine spending 18 years doing trans Atlantic crossings just to get stuck in Philadelphia
W.C. Fields wanted to write on his headstone: "Better here than in Philadelphia".
@@SymphonyBrahms I am still hoping some rich people would recue this ship and make a hotel, Condos, Casino, etc. of it. The Devine Lorraine Hotel at Broad and Fairmount Ave. in Phila. was in very bad shape but it's been turned into expensive condos I understand.
A fate worse than death.
@@SymphonyBrahms Yo, that's funny!!
@@evenkeel6131 Wow, that's funny, too!!
Alright, my turn now. I will restore the ship. Yeah, it's a billionaire project. I'm planning to... Idk... Turn it into an airplane. Seems feasible. But we all know I'm gonna drop the project some months later, right?
Turn it into a VTOL jet plane.
@@voidofspaceandtime4684 A stealth VTOL jet plane, with retro reflection panels
I want a car damn you, not a plane
FoxTail737
She's being turned into a museum and hotel you can help out with the restoration.
15 Dollars entry per person
And thousands entering weekly. Also competition starting between wealthy businessman and others vying for ownership of her
And theres a large hotel on her rear side. With 110. Dollars a night pays for much of the costs. With almost full bookings. Has 35 rooms. ACTIVE now. Nightly. And hard to get a reservation. Weekdays are some openings.
FoxTail737 make it a space ship it only has to be space because it’s already a ship
As of December 10, 2018, the conservancy announced an agreement with the commercial real estate firm RXR Realty, of New York City, to explore options for restoring and redeveloping the ocean liner.
Yaayyy
Does anyone really think that will happen? Put the poor thing out of its misery. If it was an animal, it would have been put down for compassionate reasons. Honestly the same should apply to this poor ship, it sits there in pain and barely alive with no realistic chance of ever sailing again. Do the kind and compassionate thing and scrap it.
@@Dave_Sisson I think it would be cool for such a old ship to be renovated.
@@yoced Oh I agree, it would be nice it were renovated. But many ideas have been floated and failed. So with the ship becoming increasingly derelict, the cost is increasing every year. The sad fact is that if no one has come up with a viable plan in the past when costs were lower, it's almost impossible for any plan to work today. So that's why I said they should put the poor old thing out of it's misery and scrap it.
@@Dave_Sisson
I hope this latest attempt goes through.
As someone who lives just an hour from Philly, I've been super passionate about saving this boat since I was... I don't know, 11 maybe? Every time I have lunch at the IKEA across the street, I make sure to grab a seat that lets me look at the ship. I remember watching a Titanic documentary as a kid, and the last 10 minutes of it was actually about the S.S. United States. It drew comparisons between the two ships but hopefully this ship will be saved, and that's what introduced me to it.
Sean McGuire Wait we go the same Ikea cause that ship is next to my Ikea
The decay is mirroring what is actually happening in the USofA at this point in time.
Lmao. True.
Yeah, that’s what I have been thinking, the ship is a metaphor for the United States.
SS-DNC.
My family and I sailed on the Big U from Le Havre to New York on our return from France in 1955. My father had been assigned to SHAPE Headquarters outside of Paris and we had just spent three years in France. Our 3 1/2 day voyage is absolutely one of the high points in my life--an experience I will never forget. Never, never never. Thank you so much for the memories!
If there's one thing we've learned from Abandoned, it's that you shouldn't try to turn abandoned things into casinos.
Gadget Gaming If there is one thing we’ve learned about ‘Abandoned’ it’s that they don’t know the definition of abandoned.
Or a whorehouse
Wanna Bet! (he he)
I love these kinds of videos and you create them better than anyone I've watched.
R.eally
In the 70s my retired uncle HAND-BUILT a detailed model of S.S. United States which I always admired as a boy; my cousins knew that & just gave it to me 2 months ago! Like its namesake in Philadelphia, it too needs some repairs, but I am SO PROUD to display this 3 foot long beauty on my own mantle!
That is such a special gift. I hope you cherish it always.
@@kattriella1331 Cherished indeed, not just because my uncle built it, but because of what the "Big U" represented: PRIDE in our great nation!
My Uncle was Chief Engineer on United States in the 60's and I was on Her many times in NYC. As noted in the video She still holds, and probably always will, the Blue Riband for the fastest passenger ship on the Transatlantic run. The only ship on the NY to Southampton run, RMS Queen Mary II, is operated at greatly reduced speed so as to extend the crossing to 7 nights and is considered a Cruise Ship. So sad to see the Greyhound of the Atlantic rotting away. Great video!
Don't forget that Blue Ribband was at 2/3 throttle. The true top speed, 44 knots, was a military secret.
no it will be lost eventually
solarstan mapping why? Unless air travel stops completely, there won’t be a business model for fast boats.
I mean, building a faster boat is possible today, hell, it’s probably not even all that hard - but nobody’s going to do it.
@@JasperJanssen I would of given the funding I think it would really take off but no one wants to try becouse it's a high risk buissness model
The crossing record no longer has any meaning. In the 40's I guess it was possible to outrun a diesel electric U-boat, but these days, there is no way to outrun a nuclear sub. Besides, if you wanted to ship 10,000 men across the Atlantic in a hurry you could charter a couple 747s for a lot less money. If you conservatively estimate 300 men per flight, you could charter 7 planes to go back and forth and get 10000 men across in 5 days.
I see this ship every time I go down to the water front for dinner, or shopping. Now I know it's story. Thanks, Jake!
Should get back to cruise ships that look like that instead of the ones the look like big sneakers.
Ain't gonna happen. Those ships lacked the gyro stabilization systems of modern cruise ships, so most of the passenger accommodations were below the main deck, in the hull. Today's cruise passengers prefer the 10 decks above the main deck, for a better view and experience, but the vessels are inherently top heavy.
@@vincesbardella3838 thats your opinion
@@meditze8683 Theres absolutely nothing subjective about that statement what
It's a fact
@@meditze8683 lmao fucking bozo
Matthew Koerner all of that for what ace....a differing idea about what ultimately has every bit as much relevance as any other therein?
The SS united States is amazing ship. I really hope it doesn't get scraped because it's such a beautiful ocean liner and its the fastest ship In the world. It always makes me cry to see ships get scraped or abandoned like the SS america. I hope someone buys it and restore's it to turn back into it's formal beauty
Very Interesting Content on this channel. Nice to learn some history about a country I am not from. It's a bit of a change. Thank you for your hard work researching Jake!
I love your vids man. You’re one of the only channels I have notifications on for. Keep making awesome content!
Jeesh, you could fill up a damn cruise ship with all the plans for this boat.
Patreon donators get to watch videos early.
ITS A SHIP NOT A BOAT
John Alonso ever heard of synonyms
WW2GERMAN WANNABE Because patreon donators get early access...so dude literally explained right above you omd
Alex Mee Have you heard there's a difference?
It’s beautiful.....as a trucker driver who visits the shipping ports of Philly regularly I had always wondered it’s history. Thankyou!
Why have you never done an Abandoned episode about Centralia, Pennsylvania? I think that would be really cool to watch with your amazing narration.
he posted a vid on it yesterday
th-cam.com/video/2QOe_oFij7E/w-d-xo.html
the ships more abandoned than my country
You aren’t the real Kim Jong Un
@@Ayden34582 that's the j o k e
@@jawonsh1592 ik but still pointing out the obvious lol
More than Pyongyang anyway but not the rest of the north
Hey daddy, Kim.
My grandma came to the US in 1962 aboard this boat. Crazy
I hung out & lived in South Philly for about 15 years & I could never get used to how the ship looked like it was crashing into the dock. It’s so eerie & beautiful @ the same time.
The huge problem with restoration attempts was that nearly all of it was with the intent to turn her into a cruise ship. This is a BAD IDEA. She is a ship with the 1950s she won’t last for very long as a cruise ship. She’s aged far too much for her to sail the seas. And there’s not really anything profitable from turning a historic vessel into a cruise ship, ppl who go on a cruise ship don’t have an interest in old, historic ships, they just want to be on a safe cruise and most of them prefer the more up to date ships anyway. And I’m glad these cruise attempts never came to fruition as I don’t like the idea of a ship like that having her design changes to being like those bulky, ugly cruise ships. As far as I’m concerned, they need to fully restore her first and foremost, and then figure out what to do from there. I think the best course of action those is a floating hotel or a floating museum.
How many cruise lines have you managed and boats have you restored?
Sugarsail1 What does that have to do with anything? How many people do you know who go in Cruise Ships for their historic value? It’s idiotic to try to restore a vessel just to remove historic parts of the ship so you can use it as a cruise ship.
Furthermore, just because a ship is restored doesn’t mean it will be in peak condition, especially when it has been out of service for half a century and hasn’t been maintained.
And furthermore, I don’t need to have restored a ship to know common sense.
Sugarsail1 andnim sure a cruise line removing signature parts of a historic ship is a good idea for a HISTORIC SHIP. That’s like taking the Queen Mary and removing her three funnels and replacing them with a single funnel. It’s not right.
You do realise that the us navy sails two ships that are older than this ship right? One the Uss constitution is over 220 year old and still sails under her own power form time to time?
Erika Curts Yes, but the Constitution is a rare exception as hardly any ships have that luxury. Also that ship was properly maintained throughout her life, other ships are not. And Britain still has HMS Victory. So it doesn’t matter if a traditional wooden sailing ship is still in use, as those are a rare few.
I always wondered what that ship was doing there every time I passed the bridge
Percentsteam5 show some RESPECT. She is a ship. Not a boat.
The Mr. Pete Channel needs -100 subs! It doesn’t really matter, a lot of people call ships a boat.
The Mr. Pete Channel needs 400 subs! Better? 😂😂
SAME! I went to ikea and noticed that, "another titanic"?
Percentsteam5 dude actually same lmao. When I was a kid, I always thought it looked like a titanic clone or some shit lmao
My Great grandfather's boiler company actually worked on the S.S. United States
Historynerd 05 mmmmmmmmmmm
I'd love to hear about it. And the boiler company too. Ah well , if I ever become a multi billionaire I may buy it. nope. It won't happen to me but one can dream.
Four-score and twenty years ago, lol.
My dad, during the early 60s, made a model of this ship.
You more than make up for the lack of upload frequency with unmatchable upload quality! Great job!
It’s a lot of work to make these videos, so I appreciate it
Bright Sun Films It most definitely shows! I hope the vessel gets a well-deserved renovation!
I live in Philadelphia and see that thing rusting all the time.
AdrianAviation same
Right by the IKEA!
I'd go with my parents to eat at the moshulu and we'd all wince at the state it's in.
Best abandoned channel! I love learning from you. Thank you for anything. :))
5:12 “Tried to keep his dream afloat”
was
was that on purpose?
because that was pretty clever tbh
He did it intentionally.
Sad ending for a beautiful ship. I had watched a documentary about this a few years back, and an interesting fact about this ship is that she could travel faster in REVERSE than modern cruise ships move forward.
People just don't know what they have.. this ship has amazing history.
A few notes to this excellent production:
Her engines were as a prototype to the Forrestal Class carriers. They were considered classified technology until 1980. The service speed of the ship was 38.32 knots but her top speed was 44.7 knots - over 50 miles per hour.
Well noted.
Caden Grace Boooooring.
get out of here captain dick nobody wants you here you lil shit
Wow. 44 knots for a ship this size is incredible.
A young Bill Clinton: S.S. United States
An older Bill Clinton: Lolita Express
Idk what you guys are talking about
@M Harris lol politicians get away with stuff all the time. Same with celebrities. Look at Hillary, she's gotten away with crimes. Epstein didn't kill himself. He was under suicide watch the entire time, and strangely enough the video footage from his cell that night is missing
Like your idol tRump has no skeletons? This is a ship thread, keep it that way
@@Afmedic85 Trump is racist
That is a seriously fast ship, or was, such shame to see it waste away.
even today there are very few ships of that size that rival her speed! This ship is astonishing!
What was her trick and power plant?
That was then.
and today, she's still faster than most (if not all) cruise ships made recently
@@plazasta Her engines are dead.
Thanks Jake for your very intuitive content. Have been watching for a few years now and you never disappoint. Your research is fantastic. Greetings from England!
Regards, Harrison.
Thank you so much!
original funfair: "You never fail to disappoint".....?? Surely that's NOT what you meant to say.
How about:
You never fail to succeed?
You never fail to please?
You never fail to amaze?
You never fail to disappoint means you ALWAYS disappoint.
A simple "you never disappoint" would probably be best.
LodiTX The fact that Jake himself liked my comment shows he knew exactly what I was trying to say. Grammar isn't my strong point unfortunately, but yes any of those examples could of been used.
Jake I've seen you and Dan grow so much over the past year, I'm so glad I found you on youtube!
Thank you soo much for making this video!!! My grandfather arrived in America from Germany aboard the S.S. United States on her first voyage. (Maiden voyage is from her home port to another port, first voyage is from her home port to all the other ports she is visiting, and back to her home port.) I really would like to see the S.S. United States be saved. It is a shame that such a glorious ship, a ship that still holds the Blue Riband to this day for the fastest Trans-Atlantic crossing, a ship so fast, she chipped away her paint in her haste to cross the Atlantic,is now rusting away in a port, seemingly forgotten about. She deserves better than to be rusting away in a harbor... She is living history of the success of America after WWII.
SHE DESERVES TO BE SAVED!!!
On a scale of 1-10, I give this ship a 1776
Kermit Cohen I would give it a 1976.
I would give it a 911.
I see what you all did there 😂
My grandmother went on the ship from New York to somewhere in France, she had third class, but was upgraded to 1st class after meeting a few celebrities.
Amazing how the Queen Mary can be saved and preserved, yet this ship seemingly cannot.
BigMateo24 she was converted almost immediately after she was withdrawn.
Don't worry I will save her one day one day i will
@@titanicbuff511gmailcom and how will you do this?
Queen Mary is just up the coast from me, and she’s not looking too good these days. I keep hoping maybe they’ll just scrap her and put her out of her misery, but they keep plodding along and she keeps deteriorating
I’m from Philly, and grew up just staring at it not thinking about how odd it was to have an abandoned ship just sitting there.
rip headphone users with that over left balancing
I thought my ears broke
@@derickvo317 same!
So I'm not imagining it, haha! I just got some new but low-budget earphones so I figured that might be the case.
ren shino oh I thought my speakers were broken...didn’t expect the Audio to be offset
@@derickvo317 same here
As always another awesome video! Love this series! Did you know that you forgot to mention that the gentleman sitting with Marlon Brando was reknown artist Salvador Dahli!? Fun fact! But you probably knew that.
This video made this ship world famous. 11yr old Jake with his iPod Touch would have been proud...
I don’t understand why they didn’t this into a museum
Landon Harrold maybe because it wouldn’t fit
@@xxWikid Nope... it would fit... The RMS Queen Mary is bigger and is a museum. Size has nothing to do with it. The reason why it hasn't been moored and turned into a museum, is because too many people want to see her set sail again, as she is still relatively young. However, I think they should just turn her into a museum as it would save her, and be cheaper.
She is still young enough that people want to see her set sail again. However, due to her condition, I feel that she should just be moored and turned into a museum though.
It may turn into a massive money pit trying to turn it into a museum. Just being docked where it is coasts tens of thousands of dollars every month and repairs would take years. One of its engine rooms are already flooded and the entire interior has been stripped due to asbestos so it's going to take a lot of money to do anything with. This would make for such a nice museum on the Philadelphia waterfront though. Hopefully some investors come through.
Surprisingly, it's in Philadelphia, a city full of museums. If it were to become a museum, it's right at home, especially if it were to be docked at the maritime museum that's literally only a few blocks away lol
I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia and have traveled Interstate 95 often. I always wondered what was the story behind the S.S. United States. She is a sleek beautifully designed ship. When I first saw the ship; I was in awe of this beautiful ocean going vessel.
I've always feared that she would eventually be gutted and scraped. It is such a shame that this beautiful vessel is the victim of economics. Once she is gone - she is lost forever. Sometimes, one needs to take the initiative to save a masterpiece of technology regardless of the profitability.
She could be such an asset to the City of Philadelphia!
Independence Hall in Philadelphia was once threatened with destruction. Fortunately a group of enterprising ladies who valued the building because of its historic significance saved the building from the wrecking ball.
Since America has Britains flagship the Queen Mary, how about we let Britain take our flagship lol. Seems like a fair trade
We don’t seem to preserve anything, any great piece of engineering be it a grand ship or grand historic building, a ship gets sold to whomever wants it , scrap or whatever there’s no interest or thought into preserving them in any aspect , ive no idea of costs and what sort of infrastructure that would be involved so would not be viable but a grand floating hotel,just in respect of our now dwindling engineering and craftsman that built them in the first place, all a waste, don’t get me on to all the other old ships right on my door step (called razor blades) basically waiting to be scrapped, ( I live in Portsmouth England)
Surely with the housing crisis like it is they could be made into temporary accommodation .
Then buildings there grade “listed” so the “not to be pulled down “ so to get around it there either left to disrepair so a danger and unsafe, or there bought and purposely damaged and made unsafe so they can knock it down and build on the site.
Britain has no sentimental value for its past at all it seems.
The rate things are being pulled down is unbelievable.
Surely the SS Great Britain is Britian's flagship, now safely tucked-up in Bristol.
SD1fruitbat
I’d say hms victory is still Britain’s flag ship, think it’s still officially a “serving “ naval boat and longest serving obviously too
@@brudenell27 - You're quite right.
SS Great Britain does have more in common with SS United States though. Both being steam powered, iron/steel hulled vessels.
'Here, Britain, take this trashed, gutted, and rusty ship!'
'Uhh, okay?'
I’ve been requesting for a while now. I’m so excited. It’s an amazing video! I really hope that they can save the ship somehow, hopefully similar to how the Queen Mary was preserved.
Thank you so much! It’s a great suggestion :)
I really wish this ship was turned into a museum. Even the casino proposal would have been nice
Well done Jake. Another awesome documentary. 👍
Nice profile pic. Kickass record.
I say the United States should be given to the Intrepid Museum in New York City, on Pier 86, her former home pier. The Intrepid should move the submarines and other Navy ships to an adjoining pier to make room.
That's a good idea. Or Pier 84, which is right next to the Intrepid and it's currently used as a public park.
I would love to see you do a more in-depth video on her sister ship, one of the most incredible sights to grace the beaches!!
Someone save this ship.
She doesn’t deserve this.
I think she need to be a museum insted of a cruise ship, because cruise ships sucks
Such a beautiful ship that was so sadly abandoned
So sad.. You know it comes down to dollars and cents, and cruising is a business, but man how badly I wish this ship could be restored.
I just watched your new video on the queen Mary in Long Beach, brought me over to this video, this is sad morning realizing to such important ships with the rust away
I drive past her every day...right on Delaware ave ..SOUTH PHILLY STAND UP!!
Press F to pay respects to the SS United States (edit: WHERES JAKE AT)
BlackBear345 F
BlackBear345 I have a better idea. I’ll do a hashtag instead, in fact, I’ll do 2.
#MyRespectonSSUnitedStates
#SSUS
F
BlackBear345 F
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Should have taken it to long beach facing the Queen Mary, two liners would be a great day out for visitors.
Kenneth Drewary now you have made the only comment that would actually mace sense
Move it to California and fix it up next to the Queen Mary. California will fix. California hates anything in bad shape.
@@Doge5600 except for its government.
Kenneth Drewary nah the queen Mary belongs in the U.K. The US public have no interest of preserving a British ship. It belongs in her home (The UK) so she can be PROPERLY taken care of since you Americans have done a terrible job
Doge 5600 bruh "hates anything in bad shape" California has taken terrible care of the queen Mary and now it's falling apart thanks to them, it belongs in the U.K. Where people actually care about it
“The overall cost to complete what he wanted was over $200 million dollars.. there just wasnt the proper funding to do so”
Sounds like all of my big plans and projects.
Yep, same
I would. Love to see her rescued as ive stood at the dock admiring. Her beauty in person Ignoring. The decay and rust. She has on her showing it really was a extraordinary combination of engineering. And Craftsmanship for that time frame
thank you for the informed presentation and lack of horrible music!
This must still be costing a fortune in docking fees
50000 a month
@@evanscott4692 booshiet. shoeshieeytt.
@@evanscott4692 ...and they're still finding suckers to donate!!
Please God, save this ship, it makes my heart hurt to imagine it not being in existence.
I actually work right next to the S.S United States and it’s an amazing ship to see every week
Hey! I rode that ship back August of 65 from France to New York when I was 8... Still memba em flying fish on the deck :)
I also rode this ship back from France to New York when I too was 8 in September of 66. It was a fun five days and the staff treated us like royalty. It didn’t matter what class you were berthed in.
Yeah, I also memba the life jacket drill, Patti Duke movie 'Billie' and the dude walking the isles with the xylophone summoning us to eat... That makes us connected :)
That's a nice ship. It would be fun to fix it up and take it out on the weekends.
I was on this ship in the 80’s when she was in storage at Newport News. The guy in charge said her 2 biggest problems were asbestos and fuel inefficiency of the engines.
Jake, your videos are very informative, entertaining, and very well done.
Thank you!