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@engelsteinberg593

2 жыл бұрын

Imperator is a boy!!!

@chezsnailez

2 жыл бұрын

Just so you know the 'V' in 'Vaterland is pronounced 'F' as in 'Fatherland'...

@kingsleyayden9217

2 жыл бұрын

Instablaster.

@anonblikret6240

2 жыл бұрын

anyone EVER like EVER notice the S.S Imperator/Vaterland/Bismarck 3rd funnel is fake?

@i_supervegeta_i7567

Жыл бұрын

@@anonblikret6240 Anyone EVER noticed, that it's SMS Imperator/Vaterland/Bismarck and so on. And NOT SS Imperator? SMS for "Seine Majestäts Schiff" or "His Majesty Ship" in english...

The Imperator class really was a big step forward. The idea of splitting the ducts to the funnels to allow for more space really made a huge difference. Even the Olympic class could seem claustrophobic by comparison. Placing the lifeboats in the superstructure is an innovation we still have today.

I'm amazed that the concept of embedding lifeboats into the sides of the ship's superstructure was Germany's response to the Titanic disaster. I've always associated that particular design with cruise ships and modern ocean liners like the R.M.S Queen Mary II.

@leDespicable

4 жыл бұрын

And, ironically, the British removed them and moved all boats to the boat deck again. Apparently they really wanted a mass panic on boat deck if the ship had ever sunk :P

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

It strikes me as a good idea even though it was a matter of necessity in this case. Listing would be less of an issue if you're launching lifeboats from a few decks lower.

@TheRelativy

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatBigMove Well listing would still be an issue. It will give you only a few extra degree, until life boats will be unable to launch. But on the other hand, you got less time to launch life boats.

@chorton38305

4 жыл бұрын

@@leDespicable I think it was a case of "not invented here!"

@teruterubozo

4 жыл бұрын

Deutsche Qualität 😉

So, even after WW1 they were playing "our Germans are better than their Germans".... lol

@recoswell

3 жыл бұрын

two people got that reference lol

@titanicbigship

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@ibxgameryt9449

3 жыл бұрын

Do not Torpedo the Ship you Made Deutschland / Germany

@notalemon2899

3 жыл бұрын

@@ibxgameryt9449 haha torpedo go BRRRR

@OfficialTrainzGod

3 жыл бұрын

yes

Somewhere at the bottom of the Atlantic, there lay two bronze wings, probably miles apart. I can almost imagine them being found by some future archaeologist scouring the bottom of the ocean for artifacts, and later on trying to figure out what exactly they where and where the hell they had come from.

@Exodon2020

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure they have already rotten away. Just look at the current state of the Titanic - which happens to be a far larger hunk of Metal.

@TheNotverysocial

4 жыл бұрын

@@Exodon2020 Steel rusts. Brass and bronze do not.

@odeiomine

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNotverysocial Copper alloys corrode in saltwater

@NashmanNash

2 жыл бұрын

@@odeiomine Still takes a reaaaalllly long time

@aodhganmerrimac

2 жыл бұрын

@@odeiomine Ancient bronze statues from Greece have been recovered from the sea.

I really wish that at least ONE of these beautiful ships from the era would have been saved and been used in service. I know that there would be at least enough people that would love to travel on one these days. So gorgeous. Now ships are literally just boxes. The dining rooms and common rooms are just so extravagant and beautiful!!

@hevendor958

4 жыл бұрын

i also want to include that the S.S Bismarck looks like it was going to get a second chance as a troop ship but nope all of that got taken away after a fire sank the ship (it was scrapped later on)

@duffgreen4811

4 жыл бұрын

Pinwheel Galaxy: If only they knew how we would have floating boxes in the future…

@hevendor958

4 жыл бұрын

i mean at least there was one Good cruise ship the Prinzessin Victoria Luise except it had a short career

@duffgreen4811

4 жыл бұрын

Pinwheel Galaxy ☹️ it really does suck

@Thegamingseawitch

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. While not in service. There is the queen mary now docked in longbeach, CA as a hotel? So you can atleast see it.. and stay on it. Sadly that may be as close as one gets to sailing on one of these beauts so to speak.. the H.M.S Titanic II is still in production.. curious how that will go...

Wow, never knew the RMS Majestic was The German SS Bismarck, the whole story was very interesting, Thank You

@martinpongracic1689

4 жыл бұрын

@Christian and Jade P your stupid he said German SS ( Your dumb)

@King.TeeJayy

4 жыл бұрын

It’s quite amazing how this isn’t common knowledge. Unless you’ve done your research🤞🏽but it’s still fascinating!

@marcaldovino264

4 жыл бұрын

@@King.TeeJayy i thought I did my research, apparently not, but its always good to learn new stuff

@wanirfan9876

4 жыл бұрын

@@King.TeeJayy of course it wouldn't be common knowledge, she was never used on an official voyage as the Bismarck, upon completion, she was immediately given to GB as war reparations

@King.TeeJayy

4 жыл бұрын

Marc Aldovino absolutely.

In literally every single photo of the Imperator underway, you can tell how terribly she rolled. I recall reading about how one of the chief designers of the First Class spaces was just a little too fond of marble.

@simpliciussimplicissimus5521

2 жыл бұрын

That explains the song "Rolling home , Rolling home across the Sea "Ha ha , I couldn't resist

Fun fact: The day Majestic arrived into Southampton from Hamburg was April 10 1922. Exactly 10 years after Titanic left for her maiden voyage.

@kaifriedrich1763

4 жыл бұрын

😳

@Boypogikami132

3 жыл бұрын

What! That’s suicidal! Why would a ship arrived 10 years after the most famous ship being released? Isn’t that gonna scare the passengers because of the titanic disaster?

@ph89787

3 жыл бұрын

James Padre Juan true. If the ship was leaving for New York.

@wishy7477

2 жыл бұрын

@@Boypogikami132 people kinda forgot about titanic by then and it wouldn’t blow up again during that era

Sophisticated passengers: Sails on the SS Bismarck *True Men: Sails on the KMS Bismarck*

@jordanknight133

4 жыл бұрын

Congrats You found my Channel the “Kill Myself” Bismarck

@jordanknight133

4 жыл бұрын

Bro what

@jordanknight133

4 жыл бұрын

@RomanJC yes I am

@aileenp.5218

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@yukishi2746

3 жыл бұрын

Why is life nuggin and Georgenotfound your friends

Imperator, Vaterland and Bismarck are some of the most bad ass ship names I've ever heard 😎

No one: Imperator: dey see me rollon’!

@thehistoryconisseur1154

4 жыл бұрын

LOL😂

@Lino639

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@robertbalazslorincz8218

4 жыл бұрын

They like it anyway

@Sh4d891

4 жыл бұрын

They see me Cruising *

@leroyhovatter7051

3 жыл бұрын

They hating

Well, just a small detail, but technically the "Kaiser Wilhelm der Große" ist not named after Kaiser Wilhelm II. but rather after Kaiser Wilhelm I., who gained that attribute due to the unification of all German Nations and the German Empire. :) Just a minor detail, to be fair

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Someone else said that too, I'll have to go back and check my source on that one. Thanks for watching!

@karlheinzotto3701

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatBigMove Thank you for making such videos :)

@carlosiiideespana3712

4 жыл бұрын

The third of the Kaiser Class was named Kaiser Wilhelm II, being the exact name

@srccde

3 жыл бұрын

Another small detail: the attribute "Der Große" (The Great) of Wilhelm I. was only popular during the reign of his grandson Wilhelm II. The name never really stuck though which is why he's not generally called that today.

@AL73250

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatBigMove I mean Willy was boastful no doubt but even he wouldn't be bold enough to call himself "the Great" during his lifetime

@16.30: "We Want Beer!". Wise words, even a century later!

What a fantastic video, I’ve always found attractive German ocean liners. They were not only beautiful but revolutionary: the Kaiser Class and the Deutschland started a new standpoint for ocean liners, they were beautifully decorated and had a beautiful inside and outside design. The same happens with the Imperator Class and personally I think those truly super liners need more attention, people just talk about British liners but Germany had one of the most innovative ships in the first half of the 20th century. The split funnel uptakes work just fabulous, it helps interior spaces to be much more grander and decorated, giving much more space for furniture. Great video, keep the great work!

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! I agree that the German ocean liners were beautiful and interesting in their own right. Some of them really exude their German heritage which I appreciate.

@Toast0808

4 жыл бұрын

The Great Big Move Yes, they exude their German heritage all right, in a very prescient and sinister way. With names like “Vaterland” and “Imperator”, and bombastic ornamentation such as an eagle holding the world in it’s talons, they practically announced the coming German Nazi menace and conflagration of Europe.

@bekluwe

4 жыл бұрын

Le Visionarium I don’t liked the eagle either but this was the only German ship which looked like this. Besides there are a lot more beautiful German ships like the “Bremen” from 1929 or the “Vaterland”, which looked much nicer.

@Exodon2020

4 жыл бұрын

Le Visionarium a German company naming its ship Vaterland is the same as a French company naming it la Patrie...

@nunofyabiznes3113

4 жыл бұрын

@@Toast0808 The eagle was truly gaudy. But the names are not far from names like Titanic, Gigantic, Britannic… And by the time WWI ended, not even the germans were thinking there's gonna be an even more devastating war on the horizon. History is a complex bitch.

Man, I knew the fact they were scrapped was coming, that didn't make it any easier to here.

@hevendor958

4 жыл бұрын

yeah and even including that 1 sank (and was scrapped) if you already know what im talking about (the S.S Bismarck)

I love how as soon as they made good ships everybody just took em

I Always loved ships that has figureheads its makes them look so..good

@NotNewButYork

4 жыл бұрын

Looked a bit out of place here, not the right bow for such a figurehead, something more vertical would've looked better. Maybe thats just me though...

I wish you could make a video about the last Japanese ocean liner MV Hikawa Maru that's now a floating museum in Yokohama. Somewhat underrated ship to me, personally.

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I had never head of the ship before. It's fantastic that she is still around! I would probably want to visit her before I did a video on the subject but am certainly open to it. Thanks for the suggestion.

@trevorgurley5632

3 жыл бұрын

It would be great to see a video on the Hikawa Maru. I was able to go aboard while in Yokohama last year. She’s a beautiful ship.

7:22 Harry Houdini & Theodore Roosevelt

SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Der Große was actually named after Wilhelm I, who was the first German Emperor from 1871 to 1888.

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Hm, that's not what I have read but I suppose that could be true. Do you have a source to direct me to?

@giovannirastrelli9821

4 жыл бұрын

The Great Big Move, however, the SS Kaiser Wilhelm II, the third ship in the class, was named after the Kaiser in question, perhaps you’re confusing the two?

@OliverJWeber

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatBigMove Your source is wrong. Wilhelm der Grosse refers to Wilhelm I. - grandfather of Wilhelm II. and "Reichsgründer" (hence "The Great"). There is really no need for a source - that's basic German history knowledge.

@elrjames7799

4 жыл бұрын

@@OliverJWeber You've just stated "Wilhelm der Grosse refers to Wilhelm I. - grandfather of Wilhelm II." This exactly corresponds to what Evuengi Mlodik mentioned in her original post: "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Der Große was actually named after Wilhelm I, who was the first German Emperor from 1871 to 1888." As you wrote: "there is really no need for a source - that's basic German history knowledge." Consequently, how can you justify suggesting that an issue of doubt even exists (in actual historicity) with what the lady wrote?

@OliverJWeber

4 жыл бұрын

@@elrjames7799 I can't follow you. But I'm sure you have a point. Somewhere. Somehow.

You can see at the base of the eagle figurehead on board Imperator (which fell off during a storm on the North Atlantic) Albert Ballin's quote for the Hamburg American Lines, "My Field is the World" in German. He was known as "the Wunderkind" and treated all of his passengers with the upmost respect. He even created an entire village to take care of his 3rd class passengers to make sire they were all healthy and safe as an entire vessel of 3rd class passengers were rejected at Ellis Island and were forced to return to their port of embarkation at the expense of the shipping line, and it cost the line many thousands of dollars at the time. So his village not only helped to mitigate these potential problems, but it also showed an amazing care for the people who traveled on his ships. He was an amazing person who loved his ships, loved his country, and cared for his passengers. Rest in peace Albert Ballin...his dying words: "Better an end without dread, than dread without end."

Great German ships include the ships from the River Class (North German Lloyd), which were some of the first speed Steamers, “Fürst Bismarck” (North German Lloyd), which almost took the Blue Riband in 1889, the Four Stack Speed Liners and the “Deutschland” (North German Lloyd), which were the first Four Stackers and took the Blue Riband for 10 years, the “Kaiserin Auguste Victoria” (HAPAG), which was the largest ship of its time until the Lusitania was built, the Superliners (HAPAG), which are the the theme of this video, the “Columbus” (North German Lloyd), which was the first real big ship after WW1, the “Cap Arcona” (Hamburg Süd), which was the largest liner on the South American Route and is considered one of the most beautiful ship of it’s time, the “Bremen” (North German Lloyd), which took the Blue Riband from the Mauritania, her sister ship the “Europa” and the Italian liner “Rex” and wasn’t beaten until the ”Normandie” came around (the “Bremen” is also my favorite ship) and finally the last ship by the name of “Bremen” (North German Lloyd), which is considered one of the most beautiful ships of her time. Here are some fun facts about German maritime history: - Germans had the first regular transatlantic service which started operating in 1836. - One of the top 10 worlds largest shipping companies today is the HAPAG-Lloyd, which emerged from the fission of the HAPAG and the North German Lloyd. -Hamburg Süd, also a German shipping company, is also one of the Top 10 largest shipping companies. -Germans invented cruise ships. The first cruise ship was the “Prinzessin Victoria Luise” (HAPAG). - In late 19th and early 20th century the HAPAG and the North German Lloyd were the two largest shipping companies. - In the early 20th the famous Flying P Liners could be compared to a steam ship. - One of the Flying P Liners, the “Peking”, was just finished restoring today. - In Hamburg one of the last surviving ocean liners is preserved, though it’s a mix between a cargo ship and a ocean liners. The ship is called “Cap Sandiego” and its 160 meters in length. - The three HAPAG Superliners are the only European ships, which are considered as male. Emperor Wilhelm 2. demanded it. - The HAPAG planned a “Vaterland 2” It was launched in 1939, just days before WW2 started. After the war the remains were scrapped. There were also plans for a “Imperator 2” and a “Bismarck 2”, but those ships were never started. - Germany had the largest tragedy in maritime history. The “Wilhelm Gustloff” sank on the 30th of January 1945 with 10,000 people aboard. Sadly only 1,000 survived. - The “North-Baltic sea channel” is the most travelled through channel in the world. Even more than the Suez- or Panama channel. - Hamburg Harbour is the third largest in Europa after Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Antwerpen (Belgium). - The Hanseatic League was the first European trading power and a maritime power in the Middle Ages. Everywhere throughout Europe you can find old warehouses which were part of that League. It even won a war against Denmark and Britain.

@Exodon2020

4 жыл бұрын

“North-Baltic sea channel”^^ It's just called "Kiel Canal" in English. After the Allies renamed the Canal back in 1946 this abomination of a name somehow found its way into the German language. Well, us residents usually refer to it as "der Kanal" or "NOK".

@bekluwe

4 жыл бұрын

Wernher von Kerman Ohh, I don’t knew this! Thanks! I just translated it like it is in German.

Imperator was such a hot ship.

@HeadsetHatGuy

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

I'm my opinion, the figurehead makes the ship unique. I think its not ugly 🙂

My great grandmother sailed from Hamburg to Ellis Island on this ship. She landed on July 15, 1914 - weeks before the start of the first world war. Presumably this was the ship's final crossing from Europe to America as a German liner.

Amazing video, I’ve always loved the look of the Imperator Class Liners. Thanks for making this video, very informative! 👍

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

They were great and interesting ships. Thanks for watching!

I actually quite like Imperator's eagle. It's too bad that the Atlantic evidently did not.

My Great Grandfather James W. lambert was transported on the SS Imperator from Brest, France to Hoboken, New Jersey July 7th, 1919 during World War 1. COMPANY K 813TH PIONEER INFANTRY (COLORED)

The interior designers of the Ballin trio also designed the interior of the Royal Automobile Club in London - the swimming pool there is almost identical...even down to the tiles on the columns

I never knew that the name bismark was also a name of an ocean liner. Interesting history research, Nice job.

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

It's easy to miss since she never made a true voyage under that name. Thanks for watching!

@jec1ny

4 жыл бұрын

There were two previous ocean liners named Furst Bismark, one built in 1890 and the second in 1905, both for Hamburg-Amerika. (The German "Furst" referred to the first person to hold a princely title in a noble family. )

@letoubib21

4 жыл бұрын

Even in every 2nd German town a watchtower is named by this _"Otto". . ._

@letoubib21

4 жыл бұрын

@@jec1ny In fact the German title "Fürst/Fuerst"---either U with dieresis or UE---does be a bit more complicated. . .

@randomrazr

3 жыл бұрын

@@jec1ny hamburger america name still gets me LOL

Great video! The “Imperator” was actually considered a male ship, one of few ever to be considered a male. “Imperator” means Emperor which is commonly a male title. Fun fact!

@dschoene57

4 жыл бұрын

Not exactly, like all Ships, Imperator was called "Die Imperator" in German, and 'die' is female.

@dschoene57

4 жыл бұрын

'The' in German is three words - der (male), die (female), das (neutrum). Ships and space crafts are always female in German, no exceptions. The only exceptions are planes: All makes except Airbus are female. Airbus, literally meaning air-bus is male because bus is a male noun in German.

@dschoene57

4 жыл бұрын

@@historylife7394 The Ship is named simply "Imperator", which is a male noun, but when referring to the ship by its name, it is "die Imperator" as nouns are used with gender-specific pronouns, as can be seen at the beginning of the very first sentence in this wikipedia article about said ship: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperator_(Schiff,_1913)

@dschoene57

4 жыл бұрын

@@historylife7394 The ship itself was called "Imperator", but when referred to in a sentence, like "I saw the Imperator", then it is "Ich sah die Imperator" - female gender. The only way that Imperatror would be used without the pronoun 'die' would be if it is used as part of a list, like "Imperator, Vaterland and Bismark were the largest German liners". Funny side fact: Emperor Wilhelm II requested the owners Hapag to use the male pronoun 'der' instead when referring to tthe ship, but the German public refused as it simply sounds wrong. When treferring to ships by name in German, you always use the female pronoun. Why do I know this? Well, I am German.

@Sh4d891

4 жыл бұрын

But The ship in German is still called Das Schiff but because of the the name its Der Imperator well then yes its male

one of my top 10 favorite ships Imperator i don’t know why something just draws me to the imperator. The interiors,design,her exteriors everything about it to me is just perfect.

Never knew this there was another ship that drastically surpassed The Olympic Class. Great video as always!

I love how you characterize the companies

I wish more of these ocean layers were still in existence as museums I would’ve really liked to been able to get a first person view of one

@hypedpanther6464

3 жыл бұрын

It would be very costly, sadly. Look at the SS United States, it was almost completely gutted, and it STILL costs a metric fuckton to keep docked.

@NashmanNash

2 жыл бұрын

@@hypedpanther6464 Pfff...just ask the german government...Queen Mary is(was?) estimated to cost 23 million dollars to repair properly...germany paid 135million euros to repair an utterly useless sailing vessel of the Navy...cause its needed due to traditions(which the german navy does not have)...and because a navy needs a sailing vessel for training...something which basically no other navy has or really uses anymore

14:47 Olympic on the right

ImPERator. It's Latin for emperor.

@timothycook4782

3 жыл бұрын

The Germans pronounced it ImperAtor. Check some videos of it.

Loving your documentaries! They’re filling in all the gaps for me, so thank you so much.

just found out this channel on my related videos feed when watching some history videos. What an underrated channel. Keep creating content like this!. *subscribed*

Great vlog as always!

The Imperator, one of my favourite ships!

I always loved the look of these three liners, very nice video, thx

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

They're unique in a lot of ways. Thanks for watching!

Excellent video! Thank you for posting!

I think that eagle sets the ship apart from any other. if anything it makes it more classy than less. It has its own personality

I can tell this channel is gonna get big. Great video, and great channel!

I love your channel. Literally one of the only things I binge-watch.

Another brilliant video! I love how the different companies used to compete with each other.

It’s sad the allies take our ships away

@El_Presidente_5337

3 жыл бұрын

I would have expected the Germans to place a bomb or something in the SS Bismarck to sink it while beeing transported because they needed to give it up to an former enemy as war reperations who didn't even fought with troops inside German territory (except the colonies).

@manchestercityfcfan5389

3 жыл бұрын

Very good I am an allie

@vietgamer7538

3 жыл бұрын

Woah man I not a Nazi it’s just a joke chill

i just think this era in ship history is the most interesting. Glad to see you do too. Been obsessed with it since i was a kid. Keep it up with the vids.

Very informative, to the point doc. Congrats and thanks for sharing!

Your work is of high quality. I really love your videos. Valuable information, enjoyable to watch. A great package. Can you do the CGT ships sometime ? (French lines) I actually think those, although coming late in the game, upstaged everything else the competition had to offer. Cheers and best regards.

Great Video, very well researched! I've also generated a large amount of knowledge about the Imperator class over the past few years and I must say that your video really is a great summary of the fairly interesting story of these three ships. You even mentioned some things that I didn't even know until now, like for example the fact that there was a fire on the Imperator. But yes, Imperator and Bismarck were considered as male, since their names refered to Germany's Emperor Wilhelm II (Imperator means Emperor) and Otto von Bismarck.

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

I knew I would be getting some comments about that! They were considered to be masculine when in German hands, but they're so often referred to as feminine in books and primary sources that it is tough to keep that in mind. It's also a habit at this point to say "she" or "her," so I would have had a hard time getting through the recording if I held myself to that. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Great writing, sir! Your delivery is quick and relevant. Subscribed!

Fantastic video! Thank you! :)

Amazing video!Like always!Your videos are amazing.Continue the great work!

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

@aleksavuksanovic3899

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatBigMove Thanks for replying!It is quite the honor to have you reply to me!Just keep the great work!Have a nice day! Sincerly,a Montenegrin viewer.

Heck Yeah another Video!

@cedits_.s2824

4 жыл бұрын

Paris Smith that’s what I was thinking😂

@parissmith6809

4 жыл бұрын

@@cedits_.s2824 Lol

Great documentary. I have waited for a long time to learn more about German Ocean Liners. Thank you.

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed!

Finally a video about them!

I didn't even knew that we had ships like this back in the day :o

@TheGreatBigMove

3 жыл бұрын

In a way, they didn't. If you look back 10 years prior to this, ships of this kind were nowhere to be seen.

USA and UK: our ship is the biggest and fastest. Engineers: laugh in german.

This is such an amazing channel! i had no idea any of these magnificent ships existed.

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Now you do! They really were great ships for a lot of reasons. Thanks for watching

Your videos really are so informative and fun to watch.. Great Job! Subbed instantly!

Lusitania: *Breaks record* Germany: *Torpedoes it*

@owenshebbeare2999

2 жыл бұрын

Still debated today as to whether it could be considered a war crime. Moot, really, as it was well over a century ago. Even as a Brit I really don't give it too much consideration.

@psycho4207

2 жыл бұрын

@@owenshebbeare2999 it wasnt since there were military equipment on board.Totally justified.

@pocketmarcy6990

2 жыл бұрын

@@psycho4207 but the Germans didn’t know for sure if it did, so the man who ordered the torpedoing was committing a war crime until proven otherwise

@psycho4207

2 жыл бұрын

@@pocketmarcy6990 well, they suspected that the usa was doing this sort of things and they were right.I wouldnt call this a war crime. And lets be real here, why does the Lusitania in wartime transport civilian passengers?If i were that u boat captain i would torpedo the lusitania aswell.

Fun fact: Majestic( second one operated by White Star) has been the largest ship ever operated by White Star. Yes it surpassed Olympic, Titanic, and Britannic because when it was launched, it was considered “Largest Ship in the World.”

Very enjoyable and informative video, thank you very much!

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate that!

Wow - I'm almost speechless ! Thanks a lot for this wonderful info-Tsunami - it strikes me how little I would know about these ships... Clips with content like this should be on german TV if you ask me - but they clearly aren't ! Thanks for sorting out the fascinating stories behind these three gorgeous ocean-liners.

I'd love it if the M.V oceanic was able to compete with the ss bremen, normandie and queen mary, I feel like that would be an interesting topic to talk about, the trio and their rivalries

The imporater with the egel head in my opinionis just gorgeous

Love these. Great work!

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Wes!

Wow. Nice Video!!

I've never seen the photo of Titanic at 3:34 before. Her unfinished paint work and tugs being positioned to move her likely means it was taken sometime in March 1912, around the time Olympic returned to have her damaged screw replaced. Just some tidbits as well: - Imperator was actually a 'male' ship at the personal request of the Kaiser. - Cunard and White Star couldn't afford to purchase their respective vessels, so Imperator and Bismarck were purchased jointly in a business arrangement that lasted until 1932. - Majestic was actually sold for scrap in 1936, but a contract clause forbid Cunard-White Star from doing so because Majestic was a replacement for HMHS Britannic, which was under the ownership of the Royal Navy when she sank. This meant that Majestic technically belonged to the Admiralty, who compensated the scrapyard and took Majestic into their hands. - While Majestic was far and wide the largest of the trio, which was actually the fastest was contended since Majestic had the highest recorded top speed at 25 knots during a 1925 eastbound crossing, but Leviathan consistently recorded the highest average speed throughout the 1920s.

@anormalcommentor9452

4 жыл бұрын

It's a photo of Olympic. If you look close enough you can see "OLYMP"

@paulheenan9098

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I realized that after looking at the photo again and seeing the short bridge wings flush with the edge of the ship that were unique to Olympic. D'oh!

@anormalcommentor9452

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulheenan9098 h

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Paul, great points. I believe that these are all correct. I actively chose to 'forget' that the ships were considered to be masculine while under the German flag for my own sanity while recording (knowing full well that I would get a good amount of flack for it). Worth it!

This was very informative for someone who only knew about the great British and French ships. Didn't know that the Germans made such revolutionary ocean liners.

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't the last time Germany built ships that changed the game so-to-speak! I'll have a video about the Bremen and Europa up at some point.

@GisliKarlGislason

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatBigMove those ships have unusually short funnels compared to the normandie and queens

Very interesting.Really enjoyed this😎👍!

Great work.

The Germans had the best ships! Some of my German ancestors came to America and Canada on the Imperator. Again I must say... Such beautiful ships the Germans had!

@paulb47NYC

2 жыл бұрын

Well, quite frankly this was one of the great frustrations of Germany. In general she could out manufacture superior quality to GB at nearly every turn. She had better composers, better philosophers, (some would say better authors once Shakespeare was well in the past) often better scientists and Berlin was actually culturally ahead of both London and Paris right up until Hitler! Yet Britannia ruled the waves with the greatest Empire the world had ever seen and Germany was kind of landlocked and struggling for Empire. It just didn't seem FAIR.

@NashmanNash

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulb47NYC You forgot the most important thing...we(the germans) had and still have better food and more attractive women^^

@paulb47NYC

2 жыл бұрын

@@NashmanNash No, I didn't "forget" either of those points. I don't happen to hold either conviction so neither is something I could "forget". It's probably good for you as a German (you said we) that you hold them. I wouldn't try to convince you otherwise. And yes! I see the humor in your response and actually do appreciate it. We have all too little of that in the Chaos we've constructed around ourselves.

hi great video this is! Could you also make a video about the dutch liners, im really interested in the Holland - Amerika Lijn!

Oh my GOD I love your vids!!!!

Great video!

9:22 "And Imperator went on to earn the nickname Limperator" *MLG Horn Bass Boosted* (But the horn is of all the other liners of the era combined)

@HeadsetHatGuy

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao, best roast ever

@idontknowwhatimdoinghere

3 жыл бұрын

*”Oooohhh!”* *”Roasted!”*

@CovBert

2 жыл бұрын

@Railfan 765 they where steam whistles

4:23 , has anyone else noticed that the Imperator started placing the additional lifeboats in their structure, which is what modern day Cruise ships do with their main lifeboats.

@thehistoryconisseur1154

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@emperorryanii

4 жыл бұрын

The History Conisseur , yes

@Sh4d891

4 жыл бұрын

Yes German engineering is best yes yes

@FellowManofAggieland

4 жыл бұрын

A rather poor choice for modern cruise ships in my opinion. Why? Well...

@inary682

3 жыл бұрын

@@FellowManofAggieland why?

Imperator really liked her beer...

The parquet de Versailles in the lounge.... love that!

The trio's electrical wiring was their Achilles heel.

3:33 I would love to learn about the transition from Triple Expansion reciprocating engines to turbines.

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

@ibxgameryt9449

3 жыл бұрын

Do It JUST DO IT

Reallyexcellent research and well told.

Excellent. EXCELLENT

Neat video. Never even realized Germany had their titanic class of ships

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

In a few ways, that's actually a good comparison.

@mr.juniii5523

3 жыл бұрын

You mean the olympic class of ships* Well now germany had there big three :)

Firstly, thank you for the video, it waa really informative and showed a rather unknown (at least for me) chapter of the ocean liners. While reading the comments, I've seen that you got quite a bit heat for your pronunciation of 'Imperator'. What people should notice, is that Latin is pronounced differently in different languages, despite us knowing a lot about the classical pronunciation. And being German myself, I can tell that Latin words are stressed differently in German than in English. Imperator for example, is stressed on the third syllable and pronounced a bit like [im-pear-AH-tor]. So don't sweat it, Latin is mainly written anyways. Even my teachers at university did not care a bit about pronunciation because there is no real need for it.

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

Drenhol Appreciate that! There seems to be a lack of consensus on this particular issue. As you alluded to, I’ve only read the name of the ship. Thanks for watching.

Interesting. I knew nothing of these three. Thank you.

This was a great video I didn’t even know these ships were a thing

I didn't really know about these ones. Shame. As much as the First World War interests me, and as much as it needed to happen to make the world click into modern mode... part of me wishes it hadn't happened, so we could get rivalries like that again, and advance ocean technology again.

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

The egos of some of these companies and men may have been silly in many ways, but the silver lining is that it was a motivator for technological development. Thanks for watching!

@NotNewButYork

4 жыл бұрын

'Twas a more civilised time, when innovation was still a race of great scientists and entrepreneurs, not the crude advances spurred on by military technology that we got for the rest of the 20th century...

@riograndedosulball248

4 жыл бұрын

Wish we still were on 'medieval mode' of pre WW1. How fall have we fallen from there...

@rubadubmedia

3 жыл бұрын

you have much to learn about history if you think that these wars were ever "needed"

@TheHylianBatman

3 жыл бұрын

@@rubadubmedia Oh, but I do. If the First World War had never happened, then the "glory" and "greatness" of empire would never have vanished, and we'd still be living the lives of colonizers and unrestrained capitalists. The knock-on effects of the First World War, including the Second World War, are absolutely necessary to shaping the modern world we live in. Remove them, and who knows what you'd end up with?

This man needs to be recognized for his work. Him and Richlarrouse. Both of them have such great videos, yet don't receive that many subscribers.

@TheGreatBigMove

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Anthony! The number of subscribers is growing at a fair pace. Aiming for 100,000 by the end of next year.

Very interesting documentary, thank you for the wealth of information. I find it interesting that these ships have been lost to history despite their prominence.

It's pronounced Im PER a TOOR and there used to be a website designed by the grandson of one of the crew. It was my game name for years

@th8257

3 жыл бұрын

And it means Emperor in Latin

@owenshebbeare2999

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, American pronunciations are odd, be they Canadian or US.

I was hoping for the KMS Bismarck but this is fine too

@TheGreatBigMove

4 жыл бұрын

I will most likely be doing a video on the warship in the future. Just not sure when. Thanks for watching!

I dont know why but the photo at 14:55 just warmed my heart

Probably my most favourite ocean liners

If I'm not mistaken it was the Leviathan that paved the way for the" United States " and there is a fascinating story about the Leviathan and its journey to the breakers.

8:54 How exactly do you make a crossing on schedule, after having a serious fire and pumping a ship full of water?!