Forget those horrid modern yachts at Monaco. This is truly a work of art and is everything a yacht should be. A wonderful creation!

@indiana146

2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous

Someone cared enough to give this grand lady some serious love and respect.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Diesel.

omg, ive been on this ship. when i was little, my dad loved to sail, one day, we didnt have many places to spend the night. so we docked the boat next to this ship. the next day, we got invited into the ship, just to look around, it was beautiful. i never realised how special that day was, until today.

Sehr schön das es Menschen gibt die diese alten Schätze erhalten. Hier hat der Besitzer nicht gekleckert. Was für eine prächtige Ausstattung. Respekt und Anerkennung für diese Menschen.

I spent some time on her when she was owned by the Seafarer’s International Union. She was in good shape then but was showing her age and minimal maintenance. I’m glad to see her back to her former glory plus update.

@josephkordinak1591

2 жыл бұрын

When did the SIU have her? When I was at piney point they had an old wooden hulled patrol boat.

@richardcleveland8549

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky you!

@brentschuelle2679

2 жыл бұрын

I was in boot camp at Piney Point in 84 the 85 class a 396 it was still there then and they were just selling it to be be redone

@samuelschick8813

2 жыл бұрын

@@brentschuelle2679, Don't think Piney Point is a boot camp.

@bartrogers3677

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephkordinak1591 1980 to 1992 I believe

Promenade decks similar to the old *ocean liners*, not “cruise ships”. Having said that, this is a beautiful yacht. Modern day yachts are so ugly. Yachts from the 1920’s and 1930’s are beautiful.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

good distinction - "Ocean Liner" vs all-you-can-eat "Cruise Ship".

@ronaldcross

2 жыл бұрын

True. The beauty of wood beats fiberglass every time.

@marvindebot3264

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionYachts Two entirely different beasts even today. A liner such as Cunard's three Queens is designed to sial on regardless through all but the very worst of weather whereas a cruise ship needs to turn tail and run as they are not designed to cope with heavy sea states.

@richardcleveland8549

2 жыл бұрын

Very true . . . but you'll have to fight me for the "Delphine!"

@nielskjr5432

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, another example is the "Sea Cloud". Today a small cruise ship with sails. But originally a privat yacht. Also very beautiful.

Following the restoration in Belgium, my son was 2nd mate on her for her first voyage down to Monaco, where a party was had on board for the Monaco Royal family and he had the privilege of meeting and talking to the very elderly Mrs Dodge. The current owner wrote a book about the restoration and history. Unfortunately not may copies of the book exist, but I have a copy, signed by the senior Officers. A beautiful book it is too.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is a beautiful book!

Now this is a Yatch. Stunning. What a vacation/ life it would be sailing and anchoring around the world in this stunning vessel.

This was Admiral Thomas V. King's flagship during WW2 When it was the Dauntless . It ended up at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship later . It was there i n 1975 when I was a trainee there and later when I became an upgrader and staff member. In my Fireman/ Oiler class we fired up a boiler to raise steam to power a generator to run the radio equipment . The school was re-applying for the ship's FCC liscense . I spent many hours showing classes around the ship explaining things . We did maintain it to the best we could . In one of the shots in this video is the stack with chevrons on it ,each one is for 6 months of U.S. service. I don't know when she left southern maryland but I am so glad she is being taken care of.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Thank you for sharing this. Online you may find more ido on Jacques Bruynooghe and his daughter who did an amazing job restoring this vessel in Belgium. We did a full purchase survey on her in Portugal about 8 years ago. The steel hull and the steam engine were in great condition, as was the restored interior. One of the world's great yachts.

@andreferro4618

2 жыл бұрын

You are a very lucky guy! Greetings from Brazil.

@MaineMan086

2 жыл бұрын

Correction needed: This was Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King's flagship

Steam is still one of the most efficient means of motive power . Just ask any nuclear powered vessel

@ExpeditionYachts

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@andreferro4618

2 жыл бұрын

That's the whole point... How do you get that steam? That will define EFFICIENCY. Greetings from Brazil.

@TheMrLebaron

2 жыл бұрын

It is, but nuclear is much better for being effcient compared to a boiler using bunker fuel

@Jtretta

2 жыл бұрын

Nuclear is actually a lot less efficient than a proper oil fired superheated plant. The efficiency of a steam plant depends on the temperature of the hottest part of the system. Pressurized water reactors simply cannot reach the same steam temperatures as the boilers on an Iowa battleship or Fletcher destroyer due to material limitations on the reactor side of things. What nuclear ships do have is practically limitless fuel, the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of coal.

@Ratboy2004

2 жыл бұрын

But polluting assuming it uses bunker oil.

Wow it’s like having a mansion on the water, so beautiful indeed….👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I remember seeing the SS Delphine way back in the 1960's, while she was being towed downstream in the Detroit River for a refit prior to being placed back in service. Of course at that time she wasn't a 100 year old antique yacht.....lol. I still remember how beautiful she looked at that time.Thank you for bringing back an old memory.

What a stunning vessel! And don’t even get me started about the wonders of steam propulsion! It’s so superior in so many ways. The silence alone makes it worth it. I could go on and on.... Great video! Thanks!

@ExpeditionYachts

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

I saw her moored in Monaco harbour in spring 2018. I thought what a beauty! Now I know what ship it is. Thank you so much for posting this portrait.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

you're welcome.

Beautiful ship. I have sailed on steam, diesel electric and diesel ships. Not sure about a reciprocating steam engines but steam turbine ships are some of the smoothest ships. It looks like no expense was spared on her restoration.

@jondeur2686

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know what fuel is used to heat the boiler?

@brinkee7674

2 жыл бұрын

@@jondeur2686 I believe they are using diesel. They refit newer modern boilers during the restoration. I believe they are Babcock-Wilcox

What a piece of Art. Stunning! She would turn heads and be envied by anyone. The upkeep and running costs would be stunning as well. 'If you need to ask, You cannot afford it!'

@richardcleveland8549

2 жыл бұрын

Very apt. I wonder how JPM's yacht compared to this one?

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

JP Morgan's yachts had steam turbines and were very sleek and fast.

Cheers from Padre Island TEXAS , great insight , timeless style and elegance , have restored classic Yachts and Automobiles as a freelance artist for 40 yrs. , lived aboard 1968 Camper and Nicholson ketch , 1980 German Frers club racing sloop and 1973 Chris Craft Sport Fisherman ( all 38 ft. , im just a SURFER and HOT RODDER , debt free BACHELOR PAD !!!! ) and the cars i kept for myself : Lotus , Lancia , e type Jag fixed head coupe , Alfa Spider and GT V6 Milano etc etc

Amazing! Absolutely amazing - especially that Dodge himself invented the engines! The work that went into restoring it is a tribute to the man who purchased the ship. "Magnificent" hardly seems sufficient to describe the vessel. Thanks for putting this video together. May your hull never garner barnacles!

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@rogersmith7396

2 жыл бұрын

Triple expansion engines were obsolete when this boat was built. Turbines would have been far better.

@richardcleveland8549

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionYachts A very fine piece of work; thanks for posting it.

Actually, in terms of LOA, CAKEWALK is the longest yacht built in the U.S. at 281 ft/85.6m. BUT - much of that is bow overhang and swim platform. Delphine beats it on waterline length. I mention this preemptively, as I expect to get comments on that assertion.

@phibber

2 жыл бұрын

lets not debate which ship is longest..... No nit pickers ..we are here to enjoy a ship that was brought back to life, a work of art really... Thank you so very much for sharing this video,and your efforts involved.

BEAUUUTIIFUL!!! Money, or no money, beautiful is beautiful. I've never seen so much lovely woodwork, in such a smaller setting. Something, that should be shared, with whoever is interested (including the poor). History is for everyone, not just the self-entitled.

Remember this boat tied up on the Detroit River in the 60's when I was a lot younger. Nice to see she has survived. survives.

Beautiful boat. Love the old school light string over the masts.

My father was a captain on the Wyandotte Chemical boats and at one time in his later years he was offered the Captains position of the Dodge yacht. He stayed with the Wyandotte fleet and retired.

simply State of the Art. No more words to say... . I am faszinated, what a beauty. Please more of those Beauties!!!

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

thanks for sharing this gorgeous vessel with us

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I love this yacht, MV Olympus is also a favourite and Nero.

In nz we have a steam ship on lake wakatipu in Queenstown its the tss Earnslaw it was built in 1911 and still runs every day it's owened by Realjourneys in Queenstown I have been on it several Times its brilliant .

Absolutely amazing! I would do anything for a journey on her. Toilet cleaner crew? Fine by me! Just an awesome vessel!

My first thought, seeing the thumbnail, is that the design was cribbed from that of Pre-WWi destroyers. So it didn't look out of place in the US Navy. Gorgeous ship. A trans-Atlantic trip on board would be wonderful.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

I would love to tour this yacht. So much to admire and take in.

i have actually seen the SS Delphine in Tunisia 10 years ago in Yasmine Hammamet Port. it is magestic... if only some company build this kind of ships again.

During WWII my day was the ships photographer for the USS dauntless. He was stationed at the Washington Navy yard. I have several pics of the inside of this ship.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Love to see them!

Would much have something like this, than a modern one! Very nice

Not forgetting the SY Sunbeam Owned by the Brassey family They undertook a world cruise. Lady Brassey ( Normanhurst Estates in East Sussex ) wrote a book about their journey.. Voyage in the Sunbeam.They departed from Hastings in great fanfare with a Navy Reserves Gun Salute.There's an engineering model in the museum at Hastings. My Grandfather John Anderson was the Chief Engineer. He was from Auchterarder studied in Glasgow and part of his training at the North British Locomotive works.. He gained his Chief Engineers Certificate at 21.

Pure class.

Beautiful vessel.

Absolutly beautiful

really great article and history, thank you !

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it.

Fabulous.

AMAZING!

Beautiful ship. They definitely don’t make them like this anymore!

@samuelschick8813

2 жыл бұрын

fw1421, I don't think they make anything of real quality anymore. I was a GMG in the navy and spent 3 1/2 years on a ship commissioned in 1971, USS San Bernardino (LST-1189). After I was transferred off I was assigned to a ship that was originally commissioned in 1944, the battleship Missouri as a 16 inch gunnersmate for 3 years. When it came to quality between the 2 ships, the Missouri won hands down.

I came to America on the NAL Oslofjord. At eight years old it was quite an adventure, It was in the waning days of the old Ocean Liners which had genuine destinations as opposed to just cruising around and eating.

Thanks!

Awesome and informative video!!

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I just sent this video link off to a friend who is a direct descendent of Horace Dodge.

Wow! What a beauty.

This vessel is a piece of high aesthetics and art

Awesome. Thank you.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Amazing thankyou

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I will live on that yacht for the rest of my life.

The Camo paint design along with those deck guns really looks badass on the SS Delphine, or USS Dauntless. Heck if I owned this ship (if I was rich lol) I'd keep that look. Has that early battleship look.

@ExpeditionYachts

Жыл бұрын

Nobody would mess with you in Camo...

There's a couple of old pictures in a local bar in Marine City MI of this boat, I looked it up a few years ago, was nice to find her still afloat.

She is one beautiful lady…stunning Roly🇬🇧.

Very beautiful boat.

Gorgeous

Incredible !!!!!!!

Beautiful ship!!

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

It really is!

What a grand old dame ❤️❤️

speechless so beautiful

Great Lakes Engineering was in River Rouge, Michigan, not Detroit. They also built the Edmond Fitzgerald.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that footnote. Interesting.

@TheMrLebaron

2 жыл бұрын

At the time they had a yard in Detroit to, thats where it was built. That yard went away in the late 20s

@thomasschroeder3391

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionYachts River Rouge is in Detroit G1 Sokol is not correct.This area has many zip codes. Ford Motor Company owns this site at Zug Island and the river is the southern boundary. The Ford family recently required the Ford Motor Company to completely restore the Rouge Assembly Plant and also made the roof a garden. Respectfully, Tom.

@jimnorris4600

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting, disturbing. Of course, the Fitzgerald had to adhere to a strict schedule that sent her into hell and high water on a regular basis. Yachts don’t do that so they seldom break in half.

WOW, the owner would have to hire a Steam Engineer to operate the Boilers, and, a full Crew!

@TheMrLebaron

2 жыл бұрын

They can afford it. OG engines, the steam engines built on the Great Lakes were world class, in fact look up the SS Badger, shes a coal fired Steam Ferry that operates every day going from Wisconsin to Michigan. She still has her OG 1956 Steam engines that run like new

@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki

2 жыл бұрын

on these boats I believe you need an Engineer just to hit the two buttons: fuel and oil pump. One trip the Taconite from this era had a replacement Eng. NOT hit the oil pump and caused 200 grand in damage (fortunately insured) to the engine.

@jiveturkey9993

2 жыл бұрын

I imagine the pool of available marine steam Engineers is probably pretty small.

@albertoswald8461

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMrLebaron ,more like 1953. The Spartan started running in 1952. Also, they steeple-compound Skinner Uniflow Steam engines.

@brinkee7674

2 жыл бұрын

During the refit she was fitted with 2 modern boilers. Babcock-Wilcox I believe. They do not require as much attention as the old boilers

Back when ships like this beauty were crafted works of floating art, so wonderful to see it brought back to its former glory. Modern yachts these days look like cheap and tastelessly done chunks of fancy plastic to me, SS Delphine is a queen amongst many pretenders.

Built in the same shipyard that built the Edmund Fitzgerald.

I took seamanship classes on her in the late 1970s when she was merchant marine classrooms in Piney Point, Maryland.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky you!

The "Fifer" and the "Taconite" were moored at the Bayshore docks in Vancouver, BC for decades. The Taconite (Tacoma) was built in 1930?? for Mrs. Bloedel (MacMillan Bloedel Lumber) as a birthday gift. A friend crewed on it for years. It, too, sipped fuel. The Fifer, a steel yacht from the era, was sold down into SF and I believe Melvin Belli, the lawyer, owned it.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Fuel Consumption: 600 litres/hour @ cruising speed >(Note: consumption depends on cruise time, & the longer non-stop cruising, the lower the consumption- for example- 5 days non-stop sailing @ 380 litres/hour)

I remember seeing an interview with the daughter of the Belgian owner. She was in a slip in Monaco. Beautiful old girl (the ship) ha ha.

Stunning yacht , strangely modern look to the bow ? . Worked on an old coaster and buffing the brass work was a full time job but really worth it .

@samuelschick8813

2 жыл бұрын

" buffing the brass work was a full time job but really worth it ." Think that is a full time job? Try polishing all the brass on an Iowa class battleship 16 inch gun turret, powder flats and magazines.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing like buffed brass and 7 coats of varnish!

Dodge may have had a patent on some sort of engine, but it wasn't on any sort of compound expansion engine. In any case by 1920 ships were being powered by turbine engines for their efficiency, smoothness and compactness compared to the quad expansion engine on Delphine.

I fell in love with a ship This ship

another thumbs up.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Great video of a wonderful vessel. I served in the HMAS DIAMANTINA ( River Class) which was powered by a triple expansion Babcock boiler and with steam on recirculation we too cruised many quiet nautical miles. The engine never let us down although the fumes from the funnel with a following wind made life on the open bridge very unpleasant. DIAMANTINA is now a museum in the Brisbane River, Queensland Australia and she was my first appointment as a young Sub Lieutenant as Bridge Watchkeeper & Bosun. All steel and rivetted she sometimes popped a few in heavy weather in the Great Southern Ocean of Australia.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Ha- it must have been pretty rough to pop a rivet!

@josephblansjaar5871

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionYachts Diamantina was engaged in oceanographic research and down south we regularly encountered a swell height (trough to crest) of 15 metres and a period (distance between two consecutive crests) of 300-400 metres. Hogging and sagging caused some plates to move and being held over at 30 deg heal for extended periods (3-5 minutes) caused some fittings to fall off (rusty bolt syndrome). We would tie ourselves to the binnacle to not get thrown from side-to-side.

Anything with a 10 stool bar is my kinda Nautical Experiance

I like it

Mot the largest. That title appears to still be held by Aquial formerly Cakewalk. Built by Dercktor and current owned by Stan Kroenke and Ann Walton.

Would be nice seeing her back on Detroit River n Lake Erie where she steamed the waves

THE BOAT IS VERY ELEGANT AND NOBLE, IF THE DODGE FAMILY HAD PUT AS MUCH ATTENTION INTO THE QUALITY OF THEIR CARS, THE BOAT MAY STILL BE AFLOAT AND SAILING TODAY. GOOD JOB HORACE.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

It is.

Great ship, great review! Did this ship have stabilizers or was it just as instable as the early ocean liners?

@ExpeditionYachts

Жыл бұрын

Stabilizers were added in the re-fit, as I recall.

No you said 250 feet in the beginning of the video so you were right…..👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

I'll have to pick up my tux and formal dining attire from the cleaners before I accept my ride invitation. Dinner is at 20:00. Proper attire is expected. See you at the captain's table!

American built excellence

Beautiful! Why not use a similar “Dodge Steam Engine” in new vessels? I assume salt water works ok?

Molotov was the Soviet foreign minister. When bombs dropped on Helsinki he claimed that they were breadbaskets for the starving Finns. So, the Finns came up with a drink to go with the bread, thus the "Molotov Cocktail". It was an in invention from the Spanish civil war but the Finns gave it its name.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Most interesting. Thanks for that!

i *really* admire it’s ocean-liner-esque aesthetics. if only modern yachts took note…

Reminds me of the Gunilda.

I would not broker a deal out the us with this classic keep it here

How does it make the steam? coal ?wood? In the refit did they add stabilizers?

@ExpeditionYachts

3 жыл бұрын

Diesel for steam. No stabilizers.

@superior451

2 жыл бұрын

so a high pressure pump, atomizers and draft inducer blowers to draw hot gasses through the boiler heat exchanger?

You should not be in a hurry to take the boat to go swimming in a nice spot. You have to start making steam something like 24 hrs before casting off.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it is something like 8 hours. Sort of like a pizza oven.

I love this boat but I wish the beam were wider. Such a narrow beam for a boat of its size. ✌🏻🇺🇸

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

That was the norm then.

@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki

2 жыл бұрын

We have a beautiful wooden yacht from this era based at Cates shipyards and owned by D. Washington of Wash. Marine Group (Montana cowboy). It's very narrow as well. Seems to be the Italian way of design in those days. Would probably "roll" on the open seas if not commanded well.

If I had a yacht... Yes, this styling, not a new mega-yacht. It's mahogany and brass for me. That bridge! I'd make a fool of myself pretending to conn the ship and manning the wheel and engine telegraphs. (An old fool.) Such a bridge with steam engines is what I want most of all.

Very similar design as the Carpatia. This ship had gained fame for saving those still alive from the sinking of the Titantic.

Would love to know how fast she can cruise at? Just amazing

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Cruise at 8k, max 11k

@jimnorris4600

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionYachts what fuel did the use to heat the water, oil? I wonder if it will ever be possible to to install an appropriately small nuclear reactor. It’s clean, you never buy fuel again.

Dodge may have developed the quadruple expansion engine but he didn't invent it. John Elder, who died in 1869, held patents for triple & quadruple expansion steam engines. The first commercially successful use of a marine compound steam engine is thought to be the SS Aberdeen in 1877. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine designed by Alexander Kirk. Both these men came from what is now Glasgow & were pioneers in more than one field. Further reading is recommended.

@ExpeditionYachts

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for comment.

I'd be willing to enter into a contingency contract - if I sell my house, I'll trade the $ value for this ship! Plain and simple.

Beautiful! But,,,,is she unsinkable?

all yachts pre-1960 are my favorite. the lines, the details, the wood. The new ones arent as elegant and special.

Why would it be so surprising that the refit was done in Belgium? Belgium has a lot of world renowned shipyards.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Surprising because , to my knowledge, no large yachts have been built in Belgium. Yes, they have very capable commercial yards. I went to business school in Brussels.

The most important rooms on a ship were missed, the kitchen and pantry areas. My question is, did this ship have a walk-in freezer? Respectfully, Tom.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I don't recall exactly- but they would usually have a walk-in freezer and a walk-in cold stores.

all other yachts pale when compared to this vessel........

What powers the steam engine today? I'm guessing it's no longer coal and can make a safe presumption it's not a nuclear rod, but I don't know what comes in-between those two.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

I believe they have diesel fueled water boilers.

2:33 You don't even mention the Belgian's name, but you sure do with other's who just may have been aboard. It is not that difficult to pronounce, and since we have him (and his daughter) to thank for this beautiful ship, one would think that you would more appropriately credit him.

@ExpeditionYachts

2 жыл бұрын

Jacques Bruynooghe. A very cool guy. And Ineke Bruynooghe, who did a brilliant job researching and project managing.