I was a 1st Class Passenger (at 10 years old) in 1969 from La Havre France to New York on what turned out to be one of her last voyages. I have very fond memories of this grand ship in her prime. I met her again in 2000 or so when the owner let me board her and take some photos and videos. She's since changed hands a couple of times but she is still beautiful... Save the S.S. United States!

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+Bare End Thats awesome! Thanks for sharing that

@vilstef6988

4 жыл бұрын

@@AbandonedSteve A friend of mine whose Mother was a British subject crossed on the United States several times in the 1950s.

This is joyous and heart-wrenching at the same time. So mush has been lost, yet hope remains. Thank you for this beautiful tribute to a wondrous ship. I am sorry to say I did not ever for a minute think that she had survived, when most every other great transatlantic liner has been scrapped out. She must be saved.

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much and I hope she is saved

Love that you add the little bits and pieces of equipment. The rope popping was cool!! I never wanted to set foot on an ocean liner till now. Thanks!

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yea the rope snapping was interesting

Steve, THANK YOU for sharing this tour with us. It's a privilege to see these parts of the ship that were rarely seen by passengers and rarely photographed or filmed. Seeing all of this, passenger and crew areas, is a privilege. So few people have access to the ship and you've taken the time show the liner even in small details. What valuable documentation you have here and it will be even more valuable if the S.S. United States is not reactivated and is scrapped or sunk.

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Brendan Thanks Andrew!

I can't believe this ship has been docked in Philadelphia for 20 years now. It's become sort of a landmark. Great video!

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+Danny C. I know right, feels like it was yesterday

Hope you all enjoy part 2 of the series. If you missed Part One, please make sure to watch it. As a reminder, you can find me on facebook, instagram, and twitter. Sneak peaks are usually posted there.

@BFagan

8 жыл бұрын

+Abandoned Steve (Historical - Urbex) This is amazing. Was it difficult to get permission to go there? I can imagine it might have been, but some places are more lenient than others.

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

***** IF it wasnt for a family friend, I would of been on this ship

@BFagan

8 жыл бұрын

Abandoned Steve Ah, okay. Cool, glad you got to visit it, and share it! Being in there must of been one unique feeling. It's not like the usual house or factory...I would of had much different feelings going in. Really a special place to explore.

@lalalisa5587

8 жыл бұрын

So beautiful. I don't know if you've seen this but here's a link to a flicker page with awesome photos of the inside etc before she was stripped. It's really interesting! www.flickr.com/photos/ssunitedstatesforever/with/4426253523/

@hardcasekara6409

8 жыл бұрын

Kinda sad to see her like this btw there is a Hotel in San Juan Puerto Rico named Normandie she is a Hotel that is modeled after the real life Cruise Ship Normandie in which the owner met his wife,the hotel has been abandoned after a storm came she is in bad shape,i would love to see you visit her.

As a huge Naval Architecture and Naval History buff I completely loved your series. So rare to get these sort of opportunities on ships of such historical importance. Thank you.

I was in that theater!! I was 7, 1969, one of her las, if not theee last. Oh my heart!

Them ropes wow how crazy:) looking forward to part 3 :)

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+IKS Exploration - Fridays 10AM yea i had no clue until the guide told us

@IKS-Exploration

8 жыл бұрын

just seen your latest upload :) great stuff :)

I have a weird fear of height and water. However, i find ships very interresting. Just thinking of how deep the water can be makes me feel uneasy. I got served watching your video lol.

Very cool series. Looks like another cool episode coming up. Looking forward to it. Thanks for sharing Steve.

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+AbandonedSC Thanks Jason

Thanks Steve !! What a beautiful ship. Hope they really do restore it. Keep up the awesome work !!!!

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+Bernard Demski Your welcome. Thanks for watching

9:32 "the small generator room" is the elevator machinery for crew elevator #4. The room to the right was a small cabin for the port pilot.

9:07 the door to the right allows interior access to the bottom of the Crow's nest and mast. No need to go outside. The stairs to the left go down one deck only to the officers cabins.

8:30... that stairwell went down 1 deck only from the chart room to just outside the Captain's in Port cabin.

8:38... Log room and to the right, towards the stern is the Captain's sea cabin.

The 60fps video looks great, super smooth!

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+z1power yea i like it too.

Video gives you an idea on how big it is! Excellent job! Looking forward to future segments!

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+BostonGuy_617 Thank you

wow, thats pretty high. impressive.

9:01 spiral crew staircase runs to nearly the bottom of the ship allowing crew access to most decks.

Steve Have you heard anything more about the cruise line's survey? You a Jorsey boy? I am. Once again you did a great job. Thank you Steve H

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+Polaraco Hobby No I am a PA guy. No news on the study yet from Crystal Cruise Lines

Dammmmm, the bow is long as a football field, alone or close lol..I wish I could have sailed on it. :(

Another great explore very well done im looking foreward too see more.

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+rolf sinkgraven Thank you

OMG 8:16 they have even removed the helm and steering wheel?? If they ever need to tow her now she cant be steered :((( What a stupid thing to do taking the wheel out, its like having no steering wheel in your car - that thing wont drive! 10:16 would have been a rotary selector wheel but its been nicked! As you said it would have had lamps in it indicating fire areas. Possibly the wheel could be turned to select fire suppression in whichever area was on fire?

Very cool.

you've got some great and interesting videos :) keep it up!

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+Ashley Hidalgo Thanks so much. More to come

Another amazing episode Steve!

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+Curacao Life [Urban Explorations] Thank you

great video!

With modern day electronics, you'd think that maybe they could utilize some cameras mounted up high with monitors in the control room, rather than building a whole new control room in a forward, elevated position.

@qe2836

8 жыл бұрын

+Jim H. They have serious plans to build unmanned cargo ships. The captain could operate the ship from a control room in some harbour. They are just not allowed to do it yet. This camera-thing would be a childs play compared to that. The rules are not up-to-date.

Thank Steve :)

Class! video.✌👍

9:20 to the right is the bridge heads.

Excellent vid.

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+jwrappuhn71 Thank you

It sits this high in the water because its so empty, no cargo or anything else heavy but engines. Lots of what's called reserve bouyancy.

Pointy, forward part of the ship is called the bow, aft part is the stern/fantail.

11:29... for a split second you can see the interior mast access down to the bridge area. See other end at 9:07.

+Abandoned Steve It is awesome that you got to explore the great SS United States I have always wanted to but I know that you need special permission how did you get this opportunity to go on the ship?

The plans with the other Cruze line fell through

when are we going to go down into the engine room and see what all that is I can't wait

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+Eric Sweet Episode 5

Steve, have you seen or heard any estimates on restoring it? I'm wondering how much just to sandblast the rust off? If sandblasting would be the media type used. Then the paint supplies and paint? Moving the bridge, are those US rules or international rules? Very expensive I would think. Thanks for the tour. Do you have vintage video of the ship in its prime?

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+Bob Stinson 800 million was the rough estimate. I could go higher. The sneak peak and my first video of this ship has some classic footage

@porpoisedrivenlife8474

8 жыл бұрын

+Bob Stinson If you want old footage, find the I Love Lucy episodes where they sail to Europe, on the SS United States.

hola buenas sube mas vídeos del united states u. saludo

Well you know what... The Government should pay for this ; not the donors and not special interests. It should be put back together with the technology of the time; period . Add the stealthy tech to keep things where they are yet stay within Maritime rules. This ship represents allot of history and the country. I can image the people coming out of the woodwork if you gave them the chance. The idea should at the least be floated... Should be done correctly with original equipment. The Cost comes from Greed, if some Real people stepped up to the plate it would be done tomorrow. I wish I had the Money; I would be the first to step up and get this Old Girl working again as she was... Make it So...

Is this the abandoned ship in fuerteventura????

they should turn it into a hotel, might have bulldoze IKEA and bestbuy out the way tho, and no one will miss the ppa.

Thanks Steve I enjoyed it. looking forward to part 2. I would like to see them turn it into a Hotel like you did with the Queen Mary. Move the Bridge would cost a lot and then it wouldn't be original.

It's sad but people aren't interested in the past. She should be turned into a reef somewhere in warm water in US waters.

I might be wrong, but isn't that asbestos tiling still on the floor of the bridge? Aluminium floor would have fire resistant tile and 1952 build means good chance it is asbestos. The cost alone of lifting that tile outside of Bangladesh would be too much.

@AbandonedSteve

8 жыл бұрын

+alibabafurball I am not sure but you could be right. Not sure if every square inch of this vessel was stripped

@porpoisedrivenlife8474

8 жыл бұрын

+alibabafurball Would it not have been Battleship Linoleum?

@alibabafurball

8 жыл бұрын

+Abandoned Steve (Historical - Urbex) They have to leave the areas with fire protection due to the insurance for getting it to that port from the last. I didn't even think of that when I saw the video 2 weeks ago.

@alibabafurball

8 жыл бұрын

+PorpoiseDrivenLife Could be. It wouldn't be the new stuff though, and the old stuff had asbestos in it sometimes.

@porpoisedrivenlife8474

8 жыл бұрын

alibabafurball From the turn of the century on, there were lots of brand names of composite flooring surfaces that were poured in place, too. Most were cement-based, others not.

Dock master, u mean marine pilot

Wow she's in very bad shape its going to take a lot of money to fix...I do hope that she's saved and preserved.

@qe2836

8 жыл бұрын

+Marvin The Nike Man I've heard that it will cost about $750 - 800 million, A new ship would cost $ 50-100 million more.

A great tour of an amazing iconic ship, but why do Americans insist on calling anything more than one thing 'A bunch' ?

It’s sad they have to move the bridge and make it higher. Man Maritime rules suck because back then the rules were different and not sucky like now I hope they don’t change the bridge and I hope they leave the bridge where it’s at

Burp @ 2:49

Family day out to IKEA Mum what's that "Oh that's just a rusty piece of shit" Sad to think but it's most likely a lot of people's reactions to it as they don't care a historic ocean liner

That ship is a rusted out piece of crap. No one will ever come up with the money to restore it. Let It die.