Thank you Peter, brings back memories. I did my Cadetship and later 3rd Mate on very similar vessels, Cargo Passenger Lines and Cargo liners built on the Clyde in the 50's and 60's. I took one of these beautiful vessels for scrap in 1978 in Hong Kong. Some of the Bridge and Chartroom were saved by the National Maritime Museum. Always sad to see a ship neglected.

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Ben! Those Brit cargo and combi-liners of the 50s and 60s were such gorgeous creations. Which one did you take to Hong Kong?

@benwilson6145

4 ай бұрын

@@midshipcinema Bengloe, built Charles Connell in 1961, scrapped Junk Bay 1978.

Thank you so much for this Peter. I sailed from Tilbury to Halifax on the Ivernia in 1957 and from Montreal to Tilbury on the Saxonia in 1960.

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Wow, that is quite a pedigree of crossings! So glad you found the video and thank you for posting here. Two wonderfully charismatic little liners. :)

This footage is invaluable, thank you Peter for documenting and publishing this history 👍🏼😃🍀

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, Frank. It was so nice to relive this adventure and see those ships again.

You bring two further memories of my career, Albatross, countless hours over many years watching these magnificent birds glide past the bridge wing and on occasion at night startle me , a ghost illuminated by the starboard side light glide into my peripheral vision at night. Dolphins, the joy of all sailors to watch them swim in and out of the bow wave. I was surprised as a cadet on a containership doing 26.5 kts service speed they still rode the the bow wave. One trip only. Southampton, Panama Canal, Tokyo, Kobe, Hong Kong, and around the Cape. This was done in 59 days.

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Fantastic! REAL Albatrosses and dolphins! Love when dolphins frolic in the bow wave. Experienced that a few times over many, many voyages and it is a thrill. :)

Fantastic! I’ve been excited for this moment to come after watching the first part. Thank you Peter!

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Geoffrey! :)

What a beautiful video. I love how you compared her interiors of the past to the rooms she had at that time. She was a timeless piece from Cunard. I'm really happy you got to document this visit as thoroughly as you did. A superb job Peter. 😊😊

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Mrs. Linarcos! These were the fleetmates of "our" POSEIDON and shared many of her traits.

@mrslinarcos

4 ай бұрын

​@@midshipcinemathey certainly were fleetmates to "POSEIDON" 😊😊. I'm just really happy with your videos like this one and looking towards your next video. 😊😊

Fantastic!! I really enjoyed your video. Can’t wait to see the next installment.

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, Frank! :)

I absolutely loved this video! Thank you for posting it!

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Appreciate your watching and posting here. :)

Peter, thank you thank you thank you

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure. Thank you for enjoying. :)

Another great work. Another paradise lost.

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Indeed, floating paradise lost...

Enjoyed the video a great deal.....I remember visiting the Franconia when she was doing the Bermuda cruises from New York in the Summer-late sixties.

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

How cool! Thank you. :)

I love this wonderful and sacred series of films. I could pour over these. They looked dignified in their retirements.

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Justin! I'm always so honored to have your kind comments and viewership. I have much more to share with LEONID SOBINOV, so stay tuned. :)

Love your videos. Thank you so much for sharing.

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing here. :)

Thank you Peter for all the hard work that went into creating this documentary of maritime history! Fascinating and beautiful all at once .......... but I'm left with a twinge of sadness that this vessel's time on the water may be short. As always....... you leave us waiting for more of your stories ! 😉

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

Georges, thank you so much. Yes, both of these ships had a very short time left. At least in the case of FEDOR, I was able to salvage parts of her.

Peter, these footages are amazing. Thank you so much for sharing.

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching, Wayne! :)

Thankyou Peter for the fine footage of 2 Beautifull Ships,makes you wonder why Chandris or Sitmar didn't snap them up,probably to late for the emigrant Trade.

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Good point but both probably had all they needed at the time. Thank you. :)

Ugh love that chart table

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

Much to love in that room. :)

Very cool!

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Great video as usual my dear big brother. You have done great job as usual. It is unique and unprecedent

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Eren! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :)

@ErenTopcu

5 ай бұрын

@@midshipcinema Your every video flashes on maritime history

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

I try! :) @@ErenTopcu

@ErenTopcu

5 ай бұрын

@@midshipcinema You are very humble my dear big brother :)

The mayflower room you first show looks like a direct precursor to the QE2’s ballroom which originally had a curved staircase (albeit running the other way) leading up to an upper gallery level at the opposite end to the stage.

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Ah, yes, the Double Room!

Hey Peter Thank you very much for uploading this awesome video! I have a few questions about the Ship. Can you do a video on all your stuff you saved from her? Such as her tellagraph you saved and the punkah louvers for example.

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

Oh, yes, the punkah louvres. I will do something like that with all the ships I have rescued things from. With FEDOR, I have more footage shot when I returned the following year and then some of her at Alang as SALONA. I will get into the punkahs, the library cabinets and much more at that time. But please bear with me as I have many more videos to make before I circle back to this beauty and each one takes a good deal of time. :) Thanks for watching and commenting.

Although ive just seen the first part of this episode i have a tear in my eye as it has bought back so many memories of my time on the Leonid Sobinov. I would like to add an odd photo or so i have but not sure how to add to my comment. Cant wait to see the Leonid Sobinov

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Peter! Don't forget, there is also Part One telling the story of the four SAXes, too. You can e-mail the photo at pkpro7@aol.com and I'll see if I can get it into the LEONID SOBINOV video, which will be part three! Much appreciated!

Awesome!

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Great video Peter. Did you get to see any cabins or machinery spaces?

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Not on that trip. Never got to her engine room but did see a cabin or two and the captain's quarters and bought the furnishings from it in Alang. I did see some cabins on the LEONID, which is coming soon. :)

I would like to know your projection for cruise ship designs in 10 to 20 years? Are we destined for floating water slide or mini-Disneyland palaces or will there still be a place for floating elegance with gorgeous design elements?

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

I hear ya on the mega ships but remember we do have Viking, Oceania, Regent and other mid to luxury tier lines that are building beautiful ships. I've said for several years that I expect ships at some point to be built of some sort of plastic compound versus steel but other than hydrodynamic and fuel advances, I expect there will be ships of all shapes and size, much like today, to appeal to the different markets within the industry. Big, family-oriented ships with waterslides, rollercoasters and specialty restaurants versus mid-sized ships that charge more and offer a more traditional experience, luxury and expedition ships, etc. More of the same but with new technologies.

Muito bommm

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Obrigado. :)

I assume these ships were laid up due to not making SOLAS regulations?

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

They were mechanically worn out and yes, SOLAS would have doomed them by October of 1997 if they hadn't already been taken out of service.

Hey there Peter. What ever became of QE2? Do the Saudis still have her?

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

She's in Dubai and still open as a hotel at this point.

@styldsteel1

4 ай бұрын

@@midshipcinema ok. Thank you. Glad to hear. Hmm, maybe with some loose change the Emerati Arabs under their couch cushions, they could do the same with the SS BIG U? The city of Philly is tossing threats around again to poor Susan Gibbs. 😔😔😞😞

@styldsteel1

4 ай бұрын

Hi Peter...any personal thoughts on that? Thanks

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

She looks stuffed and mounted. Latest images show empty public spaces but that they are keeping her well maintained. She was so altered over the years, there is very little left of what made her originally so beautiful. Still, if I am ever over there, I would gladly pay her a visit. Better that she is not scrapped but best if she were in a place like the UK that was part of her heritage.@@styldsteel1

@styldsteel1

4 ай бұрын

@@midshipcinema definitely. You know something? The pier in NYC still says, you can see in huge letters from 12th Avenue, UNITED STATES LINES. How complete would that circle be if NYC allowed her to come home permanently. Pipe dream I know.

Scrapped?

@midshipcinema

5 ай бұрын

Yes. FEDOR in 2003 and LEONID in 2000.

@gregbell3559

4 ай бұрын

@@midshipcinema thanks Peter. Are there any older ships left? I liked Sitmar ships

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Only a handful, depending on what you consider old. @@gregbell3559

Wow Peter you got some amazing footage of the Ivernia and Saxonia!😀Its sad they were scraped in the end sadly they both would have made amazing hotel and museum ships simular to their older more bigger sister the RMS Queen Mary!

@midshipcinema

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. :)