@Geichal. I'm going out on a limb here (and from the numerous comments below, it proves to be a very thin limb) but it seems to me "convoy" is a WWII invention as a defensive response to offensive German wolfpack submarine tactic.
@@TheDroppedAnchor Convoys had actually begun in World War I. It *was* a defensive response to U-Boats though, as ships sailing on their own were far easier prey. Wolfpack attacks by U-Boats weren't really an issue in World War I. (The U-Boat commanders attempted the tactic but without success, as the concept was too new and they hadn't gotten it down correctly yet.). One of the first attempt wolfpack attacks was in the English Channel against a troop convoy in May of 1918. That resulted in U-103 (which was coordinating the attack) being rammed and sunk by "RMS Olympic".
Never really been interested in ships or shipwrecks until I saw your channel. You're definitely making a difference in terms of drawing interest into shipping history. Great work
during this period, the Seas were just as unexplored and foreign as the Moon, and Mars, is to us. under that context, it is amazing to hear of these stories and learn about these periods of history.
I can't get over the absolute horror and dread that the passengers and crew must have felt, knowing the ship was slowly going down and knowing that there was no hope of rescue. Bad enough to be on there as a lone adult, but to imagine travelling with your family and children, helpless to save them and knowing that you were all doomed.
True, the feelings of complete helplessness must be a horrifying thing, knowing there is absolutely no way to survive, no hope of rescue, and never seeing your loved ones again, whilst the cruel sea takes its sacrifice. An horrific end for anyone.
@@bobgillis1137 Maybe. Since the ship was sinking slowly, they would have time to launch some lifeboats. Unfortunately, it came to nothing since they were all alone in the middle of the Atlantic. No radio, no morse code, no way to call any nearby ship for help. The few temporary survivors would have slowly died of hunger, thirst or exposure to the cold air, a much more horrific doom than anyone who fell into the freezing waters (half an hour of survival at best, no suffering for days). The same fate that would have struck Titanic's survivors, were it not Jack Philipps and Harold Bride hardworking to warn the Carpathia and fix the broken telegraph only hours before the disaster struck (or Carpathia's radio operator having gone to bed one minute earlier).
@@bobgillis1137 even if the lifeboats were successfully launched it’s possible they may have been too far away from land to row to shore. If you remeber or have seen Tom’s SS Arctic documentary two of the lifeboats rowed to shore from the SS Arctic about 40 miles from land, and it took them 2 days to do that. If it takes 2 days to row just 40 miles imagine how long it would take at 100 miles away. If you’re too far away from shore to row there safely and before your rations run out, you’re only hope is to be rescued by a passing ship. Even if the lifeboats were successfully deployed, they were probably too far from land and no ship noticed them so those who may have managed to survive the sinking itself, all died out in the lifeboats either from exposure to the weather or depleted rations.
Making an Atlantic crossing was very much a high risk undertaking at that time, even more so when the vessel is constantly travelling at high speed through rough seas! Driving a ship very hard like that hugely increases stresses on the hull and without Radar ships were virtually blind, resulting in greatly reduced reaction times in which to avoid a threat that suddenly becomes apparent (such as icebergs).
The Collins Line ships were so beautiful, and very modern-looking when compared to other paddle-steamers of the period. It's such a shame that the line was effectively crippled by unreasonable and hostile conditions set on their mail contract.
Sometimes, very rarely, very VERY rarely the YT algorithm strikes gold. This is one of those times. I just came across you channel. Truly excellent content. You put the History Channel and Nat Geo to shame with the calibre of your work. Truly amazing, subbed!
New subscriber here. As a lifelong Great Lakes resident. My younger years spent on the shores of Lake Michigan to my current location with Lake Superior in my backyard . The shipwrecks of these mighty Great Lakes have always mesmerizing me. Your stories bring to light the other horrors sailors have experienced throughout the maritime industry. I do not envy these men contemplating their final hours as nature’s fury takes its place as the master of all who dare traverse her waters. R.I.P. to those that parish at 🌊 sea. Condolences to the loved ones and friends left behind.
What lessons? We only kept building more ships and bigger ships, increasing the number of casualties. Losing just 300 souls is quite the achievement compared to the 1900s.
@@user-uu1nw1bl9j it is worth it, all ship regulations are written in blood, if it not for the titanic sinking, there would be no advanced ice warning, nothing to make ships have all lifeboats for each passenger.
I’ve never watched one single shipwreck documentary. Now I’ve watched 4 today. It’s a great explanation to those of us that appreciate details. Thank you so much.
Been reading about the captain and his exploits. "A Collins Line steamer arriving in Liverpool (which had left New York two days before Red Jacket) reported that Red Jacket was just astern. As she entered the harbor, tugs tried to get lines aboard the clipper but she was traveling too fast. Thousands, alerted by the Collins Liner, watched as Eldridge shortened sail and backed the vessel into its berth. " Thats reckless beyond compare but still darn good seamanship!
@@stevensmith4369 not the same Pacific. The wreck of that ship called the Pacific was found in Washington state on the Pacific Coast. The Pacific sailed the Boston, New York Liverpool route.
That poem is just chills the whole way through. Charles Hedges put the reader in the mindset of the family or friends of those lost with the _Pacific._ You can feel the sensation of hope, fear & anxiety in every word.
Sailing from Great Britain to New York, I guess you could call her Coastal; But no one could surmise the great surprise, that in the end, she would end up going Postal.................
I think its hard to estimate for us now, how important these ships were then and how terrifying their loss. We all remember the worlds reaction, when MH370 was lost. But this is different. These Ships were the first glimpse of a connected world, that could be traveled by (nearly) all. The first shine of globalism. Imagine all that hope struck down by weeks of anxiousness, as the fact slowly drills into you, that if will never make port. The loss of these ships literally made the world a bigger and emptier place
Those who watch these excellent videos will appreciate this story about Captain Asa Eldridge who, as noted in the video, commanded the SS Pacific on her final voyage. This passage is about Eldridge's record-setting voyage two years earlier in the clipper ship Red Jacket, on her maiden run. It was published on January 11, 2008, I believe in the Cape Cod Times. The author is Jack Coleman. Towards the end is some of the most stirring prose I have ever read: "...On Jan. 23, 1854, the Yarmouth Register described the Red Jacket's historic crossing - 'This passage was of significant interest in that stirring contest between the fastest ships of sail and the early ships of steam. 'A Collins Line steamer, which left New York two days before the Red Jacket, arrived in Liverpool on Sunday afternoon and brought news that a Yankee clipper was just astern. 'Those were sporting days. There was intense interest in the performance of ships. When the news sped along the Liverpool waterfront people rushed in thousands to the docks, every point of vantage was black with spectators awaiting the arrival of this incredible racer. 'Outside the port tugs had offered to tow the clipper, but she was going so fast they never could have kept their hawsers taut. She shot ahead, leaving them wallowing in her wake. The Red Jacket swept into the Mersey with everything drawing, presenting a spectacle of surpassing grandeur. Cheers burst from the thousands on shore. 'Then Captain Asa Eldridge gave them a thrill they least expected - he took in his kites, his skysails, royals and topgallants, hung his course or lower sails, in their gear, ignored the tugs that caught up, and, throwing the Red Jacket into the wind, helm hard down, he backed her long side of the berth without aid, while the crew took in sail with a celerity that seemed like magic to the spectators - a superb piece of seamanship.'"
when i was 7, i loved learning about ships, slowly i forgot about them and my love faded away, now at 15 i come back and you have rekindeled my love for ships
I'm liking your style for these videos, how you are respectful of the lives lost in these tragedies while not trying to gloss over or dumb down the details of them, even when other stories are so horrible. Thank you!
@Talk Talk radio It's a hymn where you can FEEL the emotion. You don't sing it just because you like it, you sing it because you FEEL it inside you. Reminds me of a discussion I had as a young boy: what is the difference between praise and worship? well, one way to put it is simply: One is singing about God, the other is singing TO God. This is about one's personal relationship with your creator. not about anything you do in public.
Thanks for recounting the fate of these ships having just watched the horrific story of the SS Arctic as well. Traveling by ship in those days you really took your life into your own hands, much the same as people did when traveling by plane in the 1950s. The poem highlighting peoples grief and uncertainty about never finding out what happened to their loved ones is telling.
Imagine those Life Insurance vending machines that were in airports in the 50s. Grim. Now we have luxury makeup and iPhone and iPad vending machines in airports.
Agreed. Some TH-camrs do the cheeseyist imitation of a documentary but this cat is good. Quantum leaps ahead of even polished professional documentarians considering this guy strikes me as landlubber from just this one vid.
Loved the poem with the ghostly images toward the end, it was very moving. I keep rewatching it. Another great tribute to these wonderful ships and people, Tom.
i only saw your channel because of your lego builds, but then i watched your videos about the old steamers, and now i have found a new love for them. i only loved tanks but now i love old tanks AND old steamers, and i have you to thank. so, thank you.
Thank you, very interested in these less known shipwreck stories. I was at sea for 15 years, served on a ship that sank, crew accommodation was below the waterline, lucky that we managed to limp into harbour so rested on the harbour bottom, upright. No loss of life but scary non the less.
I would be hesitant to get on a paddle boat going across the ocean but of course they had sails. Going by your representations, they were very graceful-looking ships. It's a shame that the government ran them into the 'ground' so to speak. Some things never change.
Having watched and listened to your documentary on the disaster that befell the SS Arctic, earlier today, I knew this documentary on the the SS Pacific would be just as engaging. The really chilling thing is that there were absolutely no survivors at all in this case. Thanks for another marvellous video.
It wasn't strange at all for the time... in the same period, two clippers in passenger service with a combined 500 people onboard also vanished into thin air, and a fourth one avoided sharing their fate just because there was a single survivor (picked up after nine days in a lifeboat during which the other twelve occupants of said boats had died of exposure, hunger and thirst) who lived to tell the tale. In the realm of steamers, there's the City of Glasgow (almost 600 people aboard), City of Boston and President, all lost without survivors in those years. If anything, Arctic was the lucky one for having survivors.
Recent subscriber, fascinated by historical disasters. I was about 60 pages into The Sea Shall Embrace Them when I saw your video on SS Arctic. Great work
Great channel! I used to love shipwreck history when I was young, but my interest fizzled out at some point. This channel has rekindled my fascination. Thank you for your great work!
If you ever want to branch out and do a story with a happy ending, I work with a tourist railway in York County, PA. It was a PRR line in the Civil War, ruined and abandoned by a storm, run as a dinner train, abandoned again, and is currently operated as a Civil War themed railroad.
The poem is an excellent addition to the end. Read very well. And I love the documentaries. No speculation or dramatics. Just what we know. And what we don't.
These videos are the Best I’ve seen. The narrator, the music, the information. Very somber . I feel sad after watching these. Hope I don’t have nightmares
As usual, your production and story-telling are riveting and heart felt. If I was rich, you'd get a chunk. It seems so important to keep these histories alive and vivid. I suppose it honors those that have gone before and often paid the greatest price to advance civilization along its merry way. Thank you so much!
I had never heard of these ships until these videos came out and now they are great videos to educate those interested in ships and shipwrecks. Definitely a shame that despite them being state of the art they were very flawed vessels and the company was (no pun intended) sunk less than a decade after been launched.
A lot of ships in the old days were unique vessels. AFAIK there were only 3 ships like the Titanic built... ever. It's not the same as being a one-of, but pretty darn close given that they were built at the same time. Then you have the infamous Great Eastern. Such a uniquely massive vessel the field of engineering was furthered by her design and building. Then you have stuff like the SS Eastland... One-of design.. and the problems with her were in part because of that. to start, a ship designer who normally made cargo ships designer her. competent designer, made a ship that held quite a lot and could MOVE. She just didn't sail quite the same as her contemporaries, and got modified in a way that made her dangerously top-heavy.. then she capsized and killed hundreds of people. Simply making the ballast tanks a different design would probably have helped greatly.... but part of the issue is she capsized because the ballast tanks were EMPTIED prior to loading. This made the top-heavyness so much worse.
A fantastic first rate video. I've always been fascinated by the sea, after listening to my fathers experiences in WW2 aboard destroyers and corvettes, and the atrocious conditions on the North Atlantic convoy routes.
Personally, I wasn't interested in the topics of shipwrecks much. Until I saw this channel. The episodes are great, to me personally ,better than many on channels like History or NG. Some shipwrecks I heard of for the first time. Some I know from before. Since I am professionally attached to the sea and sailing as a ship's captain on ocean liner ships, I can only say that the episodes are great and I enjoy watching. Thank you
Only 45 passengers, damn. She was travelling light. Well, to answer Mr. Hedge's question, it's safe to say that she and those aboard her are down in Davy Jones' locker. Considering every other ship in that area at the general time all reported what must've apparently been a monstrous field of ice, plus the name of the captain being on the Pacific's passenger and crew list, I believe the note. It must greatly suck to go down with all hands with no chance of rescue or for what caused your demise to even be known. Screw the ice and screw the government too while we're at it. RIP those 186 lost souls.
It’s a shame he didn’t include something in the note damning the government for demanding the ships sail recklessly fast in bad conditions. I’m sure he was fully aware about that issue, given his position.
..I've loved everything about the sea and the men that sailed in it, the world of sail, I joined the navy 50 years ago today, right on memorial day, its also my late father's birthday, its also my anniversary....it always slays me how many ships vanish into nothing, check out the original USS Enterprize vanished into a squall and was never seen again, also the original Wasp that vanished towards the end of the war of 1812, skipper was Johnston Blakely, forgotten because we had Decatur, Lawrence, Perry, McDonough, Bainbridge and Hull...Blakely and the Wasp are forgotten....let's try to remember that, especially today, have a great day today and remember our vets...
I spent a spectacular day along the River Mersey in Liverpool back in June before catching a ferry to the Isle of Man. I never considered that so many ships left from those docks to never be seen again.
i have to say exactly the same as the next guy great research, Never really been interested in ships or shipwrecks until I saw your channel. You're definitely making a difference in terms of drawing interest into shipping history. Great work
Some ships in history are suspected to be sunk by giant waves that come out of nothing. Waves add up amplitude and when many waves converge from different directions you may have those giant rare waves out of nowhere. This is an interesting topic that is still being studied by science as far as I know.
Great story! Thank you sincerely. If you traveled on the high seas back in the day, you must have had a very sober understanding that you may never see port again.
My ancestors are from Liverpool, there's actually a part of the city named after them. I wonder, sometimes, how many of these sailors, and passengers they met and which ships they saw leave and never return. It must have quite fretful to live in a port city in those days.
Just Came across your channel and this is my second video . Love your story telling and the editing/information as you tell the story is hands down the best to keep me interested until the last second
I really enjoy the ship history on this channel, this one's a similar story to the lost SS Naronic, it would be cool seeing a video on that one as well.
I was thinking that gee, it sure seems like a lot of these ships sank. But then I remembered that these ships were all in service for decades. Considering how expensive they were to build, it would make sense that the owners would continue to use them until they absolutely couldn't anymore, which in many cases would be from a disastrous sinking without hope of recovery.
Would you or have you ever done an episode on the SS Central America!? Went down in the 1850s with hundreds of millions of $ GOLD. Then the guy in the 80s who found it hid the gold and now he's been in jail for 5 years cus of it! Super crazy story
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crazy back in this era, these ships were essentially on their own. no morse code or any form of communication
I would have thought it would be sensible for them to travel in convoys, so if one got in trouble........
@@Grichal1981 that idea probably got shot down by petty company rivalry
@@maarekstele2998 You mean bean counters.
@Geichal. I'm going out on a limb here (and from the numerous comments below, it proves to be a very thin limb) but it seems to me "convoy" is a WWII invention as a defensive response to offensive German wolfpack submarine tactic.
@@TheDroppedAnchor Convoys had actually begun in World War I. It *was* a defensive response to U-Boats though, as ships sailing on their own were far easier prey. Wolfpack attacks by U-Boats weren't really an issue in World War I. (The U-Boat commanders attempted the tactic but without success, as the concept was too new and they hadn't gotten it down correctly yet.). One of the first attempt wolfpack attacks was in the English Channel against a troop convoy in May of 1918. That resulted in U-103 (which was coordinating the attack) being rammed and sunk by "RMS Olympic".
Never really been interested in ships or shipwrecks until I saw your channel. You're definitely making a difference in terms of drawing interest into shipping history. Great work
literally, i never thought i’d be interested in this stuff but he makes me glued to the screen
during this period, the Seas were just as unexplored and foreign as the Moon, and Mars, is to us. under that context, it is amazing to hear of these stories and learn about these periods of history.
Agreed 👍
100 % you speak very well - and hold my attention
You speak very well ❤️
I can't get over the absolute horror and dread that the passengers and crew must have felt, knowing the ship was slowly going down and knowing that there was no hope of rescue. Bad enough to be on there as a lone adult, but to imagine travelling with your family and children, helpless to save them and knowing that you were all doomed.
True, the feelings of complete helplessness must be a horrifying thing, knowing there is
absolutely no way to survive, no hope of rescue, and never seeing your loved ones again, whilst the cruel sea takes its sacrifice. An horrific end for anyone.
I notice there were lanyards hanging off the side of the rendering of the ship, presumably for lifeboats..I wonder if they were deployed ?
@@bobgillis1137 Maybe. Since the ship was sinking slowly, they would have time to launch some lifeboats. Unfortunately, it came to nothing since they were all alone in the middle of the Atlantic. No radio, no morse code, no way to call any nearby ship for help. The few temporary survivors would have slowly died of hunger, thirst or exposure to the cold air, a much more horrific doom than anyone who fell into the freezing waters (half an hour of survival at best, no suffering for days).
The same fate that would have struck Titanic's survivors, were it not Jack Philipps and Harold Bride hardworking to warn the Carpathia and fix the broken telegraph only hours before the disaster struck (or Carpathia's radio operator having gone to bed one minute earlier).
@@bobgillis1137 even if the lifeboats were successfully launched it’s possible they may have been too far away from land to row to shore. If you remeber or have seen Tom’s SS Arctic documentary two of the lifeboats rowed to shore from the SS Arctic about 40 miles from land, and it took them
2 days to do that. If it takes 2 days to row just 40 miles imagine how long it would take at 100 miles away. If you’re too far away from shore to row there safely and before your rations run out, you’re only hope is to be rescued by a passing ship. Even if the lifeboats were successfully deployed, they were probably too far from land and no ship noticed them so those who may have managed to survive the sinking itself, all died out in the lifeboats either from exposure to the weather or depleted rations.
Making an Atlantic crossing was very much a high risk undertaking at that time, even more so when the vessel is constantly travelling at high speed through rough seas!
Driving a ship very hard like that hugely increases stresses on the hull and without Radar ships were virtually blind, resulting in greatly reduced reaction times in which to avoid a threat that suddenly becomes apparent (such as icebergs).
The Collins Line ships were so beautiful, and very modern-looking when compared to other paddle-steamers of the period. It's such a shame that the line was effectively crippled by unreasonable and hostile conditions set on their mail contract.
Politicians: scummy then, scummy now. Some things never change.
@@GOL1912 for example?
@@MajorMasonGaming your tshirt is made by 5 year olds in a land far away
@@MajorMasonGaming stealing people's money lol
@@GOL1912 Now they force folks to take experiments guised as safe and effective.
Being a former sailor myself, I really enjoying your stories and appreciate all your efforts to bring them back to life.
Being a retired marine engineer, I applaud your comment.
Sailor here as well :)
Hi all, a present sailor here and getting ready for a 2 week shift on Tuesday, working on windfarms off Sth East England, fair winds ship mates😉
Ah you guys were seamen?
God bless you all, everyone who sets out to sea. You're a special breed, with more courage than most. I wish you calm seas and good fortune. 🌹
Sometimes, very rarely, very VERY rarely the YT algorithm strikes gold. This is one of those times. I just came across you channel. Truly excellent content. You put the History Channel and Nat Geo to shame with the calibre of your work. Truly amazing, subbed!
@Talk Talk radio how do you know all this? What if I want to call on Thor or Wonder Woman?
The algorithm regularly suggests good videos for me
New subscriber here. As a lifelong Great Lakes resident. My younger years spent on the shores of Lake Michigan to my current location with Lake Superior in my backyard . The shipwrecks of these mighty Great Lakes have always mesmerizing me. Your stories bring to light the other horrors sailors have experienced throughout the maritime industry. I do not envy these men contemplating their final hours as nature’s fury takes its place as the master of all who dare traverse her waters. R.I.P. to those that parish at 🌊 sea. Condolences to the loved ones and friends left behind.
Thank you for keeping these ships names alive . Think it's very important so we do not forget the lessons of the past .
What lessons? We only kept building more ships and bigger ships, increasing the number of casualties. Losing just 300 souls is quite the achievement compared to the 1900s.
@@user-uu1nw1bl9j but look how much safer they are. Even titanic was extremely safe
@@rmsteutonic3686 Yeah good thing all those peoples died. Totally worth having save ships.
@@user-uu1nw1bl9j it is worth it, all ship regulations are written in blood, if it not for the titanic sinking, there would be no advanced ice warning, nothing to make ships have all lifeboats for each passenger.
I'm fascinated by these stories. Great research and telling of maritime history.
I’ve never watched one single shipwreck documentary. Now I’ve watched 4 today. It’s a great explanation to those of us that appreciate details. Thank you so much.
Been reading about the captain and his exploits.
"A Collins Line steamer arriving in Liverpool (which had left New York two days before Red Jacket) reported that Red Jacket was just astern. As she entered the harbor, tugs tried to get lines aboard the clipper but she was traveling too fast. Thousands, alerted by the Collins Liner, watched as Eldridge shortened sail and backed the vessel into its berth. "
Thats reckless beyond compare but still darn good seamanship!
These types of shipwrecks, where the ship is never found and is shrouded in mystery, always are incredibly eerie and thought provoking.
They have found the pacific since this video has been made
@@stevensmith4369 not the same Pacific. The wreck of that ship called the Pacific was found in Washington state on the Pacific Coast. The Pacific sailed the Boston, New York Liverpool route.
That poem is just chills the whole way through. Charles Hedges put the reader in the mindset of the family or friends of those lost with the _Pacific._ You can feel the sensation of hope, fear & anxiety in every word.
Sailing from Great Britain to New York, I guess you could call her Coastal;
But no one could surmise the great surprise, that in the end, she would end up going Postal.................
@@atomicwedgie8176 Nice, was that part of the poem, or did you make that up?
@@MichaelD8393 Yes
@@atomicwedgie8176 So you came up with it?
@@MichaelD8393 Guilty as charged, lol.
I think its hard to estimate for us now, how important these ships were then and how terrifying their loss.
We all remember the worlds reaction, when MH370 was lost. But this is different.
These Ships were the first glimpse of a connected world, that could be traveled by (nearly) all. The first shine of globalism. Imagine all that hope struck down by weeks of anxiousness, as the fact slowly drills into you, that if will never make port.
The loss of these ships literally made the world a bigger and emptier place
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@andor:
This is so well put. 👏
You do such a detailed, articulate, and beautiful job narrating these stories. Bravo!
I have been captivated by ships and shipwrecks over my entire life. Super job in all you are doing!
Those who watch these excellent videos will appreciate this story about Captain Asa Eldridge who, as noted in the video, commanded the SS Pacific on her final voyage.
This passage is about Eldridge's record-setting voyage two years earlier in the clipper ship Red Jacket, on her maiden run. It was published on January 11, 2008, I believe in the Cape Cod Times. The author is Jack Coleman. Towards the end is some of the most stirring prose I have ever read:
"...On Jan. 23, 1854, the Yarmouth Register described the Red Jacket's historic crossing -
'This passage was of significant interest in that stirring contest between the fastest ships of sail and the early ships of steam.
'A Collins Line steamer, which left New York two days before the Red Jacket, arrived in Liverpool on Sunday afternoon and brought news that a Yankee clipper was just astern.
'Those were sporting days. There was intense interest in the performance of ships. When the news sped along the Liverpool waterfront people rushed in thousands to the docks, every point of vantage was black with spectators awaiting the arrival of this incredible racer.
'Outside the port tugs had offered to tow the clipper, but she was going so fast they never could have kept their hawsers taut. She shot ahead, leaving them wallowing in her wake. The Red Jacket swept into the Mersey with everything drawing, presenting a spectacle of surpassing grandeur. Cheers burst from the thousands on shore.
'Then Captain Asa Eldridge gave them a thrill they least expected - he took in his kites, his skysails, royals and topgallants, hung his course or lower sails, in their gear, ignored the tugs that caught up, and, throwing the Red Jacket into the wind, helm hard down, he backed her long side of the berth without aid, while the crew took in sail with a celerity that seemed like magic to the spectators - a superb piece of seamanship.'"
when i was 7, i loved learning about ships, slowly i forgot about them and my love faded away, now at 15 i come back and you have rekindeled my love for ships
I'm liking your style for these videos, how you are respectful of the lives lost in these tragedies while not trying to gloss over or dumb down the details of them, even when other stories are so horrible.
Thank you!
My wife and I just found your channel, the Arctic story was so well done and tragic
Saloon class furniture floating in an ice field. Imagine how strange that would be to see that.
@Talk Talk radio It's a hymn where you can FEEL the emotion. You don't sing it just because you like it, you sing it because you FEEL it inside you.
Reminds me of a discussion I had as a young boy: what is the difference between praise and worship? well, one way to put it is simply: One is singing about God, the other is singing TO God.
This is about one's personal relationship with your creator. not about anything you do in public.
Thanks for recounting the fate of these ships having just watched the horrific story of the SS Arctic as well. Traveling by ship in those days you really took your life into your own hands, much the same as people did when traveling by plane in the 1950s. The poem highlighting peoples grief and uncertainty about never finding out what happened to their loved ones is telling.
That's what happens when you take government subsidies to fund your whole business model and put pretty odds and ends ahead of actual function.
@@ronly_driver Corporations take the funds and then pass the costs onto the rest of us. Including lives.
Imagine those Life Insurance vending machines that were in airports in the 50s. Grim. Now we have luxury makeup and iPhone and iPad vending machines in airports.
Loving this mini-series you're doing on the Collins Line. Informative and well done. Can't wait to see what you have coming up next!
I don't know why I find ships and shipwrecks so fascinating but I do and I really love your channel.
Agreed. Some TH-camrs do the cheeseyist imitation of a documentary but this cat is good. Quantum leaps ahead of even polished professional documentarians considering this guy strikes me as landlubber from just this one vid.
Loved the poem with the ghostly images toward the end, it was very moving. I keep rewatching it. Another great tribute to these wonderful ships and people, Tom.
i only saw your channel because of your lego builds, but then i watched your videos about the old steamers, and now i have found a new love for them. i only loved tanks but now i love old tanks AND old steamers, and i have you to thank. so, thank you.
Thank you. It is hard to imagine what the families of those lost must have felt as they days went by with no word. Thank you for sharing this story.
Thank you, very interested in these less known shipwreck stories. I was at sea for 15 years, served on a ship that sank, crew accommodation was below the waterline, lucky that we managed to limp into harbour so rested on the harbour bottom, upright. No loss of life but scary non the less.
What ship was it?
I would be hesitant to get on a paddle boat going across the ocean but of course they had sails. Going by your representations, they were very graceful-looking ships. It's a shame that the government ran them into the 'ground' so to speak. Some things never change.
I seriously love your detailed and non speculative story telling! Keep it up man
I love how the background music just stops at 2:59. It's a perfect little touch.
I came over from aviation and aviation accidents. This is just pure awesome dude. I really appreciate your content
that one message and the fact that furniture was spotted in the site of the disaster is completly chilling
It is crazy how much time and effort you put into this
Having watched and listened to your documentary on the disaster that befell the SS Arctic, earlier today, I knew this documentary on the the SS Pacific would be just as engaging. The really chilling thing is that there were absolutely no survivors at all in this case. Thanks for another marvellous video.
The same day for me too.
Sad yet fascinating history.
It wasn't strange at all for the time... in the same period, two clippers in passenger service with a combined 500 people onboard also vanished into thin air, and a fourth one avoided sharing their fate just because there was a single survivor (picked up after nine days in a lifeboat during which the other twelve occupants of said boats had died of exposure, hunger and thirst) who lived to tell the tale. In the realm of steamers, there's the City of Glasgow (almost 600 people aboard), City of Boston and President, all lost without survivors in those years. If anything, Arctic was the lucky one for having survivors.
I can't stop watching your videos. Addicting, informative and just plain good. Thanks for all the work you do.
Thanks for uncovering an interest that I never knew I had. I can’t get enough of this channel!!
Recent subscriber, fascinated by historical disasters. I was about 60 pages into The Sea Shall Embrace Them when I saw your video on SS Arctic. Great work
Great channel! I used to love shipwreck history when I was young, but my interest fizzled out at some point. This channel has rekindled my fascination. Thank you for your great work!
Love watching your vids when I'm going to sleep. So soothing.
If you ever want to branch out and do a story with a happy ending, I work with a tourist railway in York County, PA. It was a PRR line in the Civil War, ruined and abandoned by a storm, run as a dinner train, abandoned again, and is currently operated as a Civil War themed railroad.
The poem is an excellent addition to the end. Read very well. And I love the documentaries. No speculation or dramatics. Just what we know. And what we don't.
These videos are the Best I’ve seen. The narrator, the music, the information. Very somber . I feel sad after watching these. Hope I don’t have nightmares
As usual, your production and story-telling are riveting and heart felt. If I was rich, you'd get a chunk. It seems so important to keep these histories alive and vivid. I suppose it honors those that have gone before and often paid the greatest price to advance civilization along its merry way. Thank you so much!
I had never heard of these ships until these videos came out and now they are great videos to educate those interested in ships and shipwrecks. Definitely a shame that despite them being state of the art they were very flawed vessels and the company was (no pun intended) sunk less than a decade after been launched.
A lot of ships in the old days were unique vessels. AFAIK there were only 3 ships like the Titanic built... ever. It's not the same as being a one-of, but pretty darn close given that they were built at the same time. Then you have the infamous Great Eastern. Such a uniquely massive vessel the field of engineering was furthered by her design and building. Then you have stuff like the SS Eastland... One-of design.. and the problems with her were in part because of that. to start, a ship designer who normally made cargo ships designer her. competent designer, made a ship that held quite a lot and could MOVE. She just didn't sail quite the same as her contemporaries, and got modified in a way that made her dangerously top-heavy.. then she capsized and killed hundreds of people. Simply making the ballast tanks a different design would probably have helped greatly.... but part of the issue is she capsized because the ballast tanks were EMPTIED prior to loading. This made the top-heavyness so much worse.
A fantastic first rate video. I've always been fascinated by the sea, after listening to my fathers experiences in WW2 aboard destroyers and corvettes, and the atrocious conditions on the North Atlantic convoy routes.
Personally, I wasn't interested in the topics of shipwrecks much. Until I saw this channel. The episodes are great, to me personally ,better than many on channels like History or NG. Some shipwrecks I heard of for the first time. Some I know from before. Since I am professionally attached to the sea and sailing as a ship's captain on ocean liner ships, I can only say that the episodes are great and I enjoy watching. Thank you
I watch a couple channels. Regarding shipping disasters. This one is the best !
Only 45 passengers, damn. She was travelling light. Well, to answer Mr. Hedge's question, it's safe to say that she and those aboard her are down in Davy Jones' locker. Considering every other ship in that area at the general time all reported what must've apparently been a monstrous field of ice, plus the name of the captain being on the Pacific's passenger and crew list, I believe the note. It must greatly suck to go down with all hands with no chance of rescue or for what caused your demise to even be known. Screw the ice and screw the government too while we're at it. RIP those 186 lost souls.
It’s a shame he didn’t include something in the note damning the government for demanding the ships sail recklessly fast in bad conditions. I’m sure he was fully aware about that issue, given his position.
Maybe there was some knowledge or news about the ice situation available for General public to scare many passengers away.
Just found this channel and it’s absolutely terrific
Glad I come along your channel. Your content is well put together and enjoyable to watch. Thanks for your hard work.
Only got into your channel yesterday and I'm treated with a new upload, brilliant!
He always uploads a weekend video.
ABSOLUTELY the BEST MARITIME channel!!! Great work!!! THANK YOU
these are great videos with great storytelling. this type of storytelling doesn't get any better than this
I got an ad for a river cruise on the Mississippi for this video, I think the algorithm has a sick sense of humor
I've always wanted to learn more about water or rather ship disasters. I found ghis channel and I can't stop watching. Kudos to you 😊
This video is actually genuinely underated and damm.
You do professional work. Thank you.
I love these animations and videos so much. Keep these coming!
Thank you for these videos. Very well done and informative. I applaud your efforts sir.
..I've loved everything about the sea and the men that sailed in it, the world of sail, I joined the navy 50 years ago today, right on memorial day, its also my late father's birthday, its also my anniversary....it always slays me how many ships vanish into nothing, check out the original USS Enterprize vanished into a squall and was never seen again, also the original Wasp that vanished towards the end of the war of 1812, skipper was Johnston Blakely, forgotten because we had Decatur, Lawrence, Perry, McDonough, Bainbridge and Hull...Blakely and the Wasp are forgotten....let's try to remember that, especially today, have a great day today and remember our vets...
reminds me of the SS Waratah from the Blue Anchor Line, beautiful ships whose careers end with a whimper. great work!
I'm fascinated by lost/missing ship mysteries like these. Keep up the amazing work
Such jarring stories! Thank you for sharing your hobby with us
You make these stories very interesting. Thank you!
I spent a spectacular day along the River Mersey in Liverpool back in June before catching a ferry to the Isle of Man. I never considered that so many ships left from those docks to never be seen again.
i have to say exactly the same as the next guy great research, Never really been interested in ships or shipwrecks until I saw your channel. You're definitely making a difference in terms of drawing interest into shipping history. Great work
Some ships in history are suspected to be sunk by giant waves that come out of nothing. Waves add up amplitude and when many waves converge from different directions you may have those giant rare waves out of nowhere. This is an interesting topic that is still being studied by science as far as I know.
Your video of SS Arctic impressed me. Then I checked your channel and this video made me subscribe. Amazing work.
Great story! Thank you sincerely.
If you traveled on the high seas back in the day, you must have had a very sober understanding that you may never see port again.
Another good video. Mysteries like these get under my skin, it makes you want to solve them.
For the first time ever, after finding this channel, I am considdering a patreon account. This is why we USED TO LOVE HIATORY CHANNEL...
Even if you don't, I still appreciate all the kind comments
A beautiful ship with such a sad mysterious fate.
Watched this 3 times, so amazingly done, thanks alot brother you're a top man 🤌👍👍
Thank you for these videos, really enjoyed them.
Terrific channel, can't imagine being on a sinking ship
My ancestors are from Liverpool, there's actually a part of the city named after them. I wonder, sometimes, how many of these sailors, and passengers they met and which ships they saw leave and never return. It must have quite fretful to live in a port city in those days.
which part off liverpool
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This channel is a Gem..! Immediately Subscribed.
Excellent little video, Tom. Loved how much information you were able to gather, as meager as it may seem. Cheers.
Excellent content, clearly and respectfully presented. Thank you!
Another excellent video. Sir, your presentation skills are exceptional - thank you !
Just Came across your channel and this is my second video . Love your story telling and the editing/information as you tell the story is hands down the best to keep me interested until the last second
keep up the good work ! American children need to see these types of short but very important historical stories.
Awesome docs. Really enjoy each one
Ship sinkings; a very intriguing yet tragic concept in of itself.
Oh, how much more so for a ship to disappear without a trace…
I really enjoy the ship history on this channel, this one's a similar story to the lost SS Naronic, it would be cool seeing a video on that one as well.
I was thinking that gee, it sure seems like a lot of these ships sank. But then I remembered that these ships were all in service for decades. Considering how expensive they were to build, it would make sense that the owners would continue to use them until they absolutely couldn't anymore, which in many cases would be from a disastrous sinking without hope of recovery.
The poem was so heartbreaking so sad and in a way beautiful
You're keeping their memories alive by making this content, Tom.
Thanks for making these videos!
Loving your videos and happy to see so many others feeling the same. Keep up the good work!
Really thrilling and full of interesting details . Perfect blend of apt historical research and entertaining storytelling!
“Accidentally” came across your channel and really like the way you present the stories.
Great video, shock that such a vessel dissappears without trace
A fascinating glimpse into a mysterious past! Thank you for all the work you've done making these Collins Line documentaries.
Would you or have you ever done an episode on the SS Central America!? Went down in the 1850s with hundreds of millions of $ GOLD. Then the guy in the 80s who found it hid the gold and now he's been in jail for 5 years cus of it! Super crazy story
Ooh cool! I’m definitely gonna go research about this now.
Thanks. Just looked it up and my next rabbit hole. Has even been some recent updates.
Just found this channel, its awesome. I love your honest retelling of these stories
You are an excellent story teller.
Really like these documentaries - wish they were an hour long!
I don’t understand how I ended up on this channel but I’ve watched 3 videos so far and I’ll probably keep watching more 🍿