Have you watched RMS Aquitania: The Ship Beautiful Part 1? kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y5qh0dafmK-cl6g.html

@psaors

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@USSR-JosephStallin

2 жыл бұрын

@@psaors Yeap

@protocolofficer2629

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@TheMKEWERBY

4 ай бұрын

Would you call RMS Aquitania the workhorse of Cunard, then?

I sailed on her in 1947 as a 7 year old from England to Halifax I thought she was great and in 1957 I joined the RCN as I had crossed the Atlantic 3 times prior to my service.

My father was a 5th engineer officer on the Aquatania during the second World War transporting troops to England from USA he was very proud of working on this ship.

I came to Canada on the Aquitania in June of 1947! Looking forward to seeing this.

@the_lost_navigator

2 жыл бұрын

My Step-parents emigrated to Canada aboard her next to last voyage as newlyweds forbidden to bunk together due to the Regs... She was berthed upper deck with three other women while He was stowed below on a deck above the boilers with a half-dozen other men... Said most of the furnishings were tired-looking or missing, though the meals were good... Would like to hear your experiences, Sir. Greetings & Respect

@SQUAREHEADSAM1912

2 жыл бұрын

@@the_lost_navigator that’s interesting about the newlyweds, was Cunard the only company that did that, or was it common practice.

@IhaveQuit124

2 жыл бұрын

Your really lucky!

@squirehaggard4749

2 жыл бұрын

My mother (who was 12 at the time) and (widowed) grandmother came to Canada on the Aquitania in Dec '46/ Jan '47.

@protocolofficer2629

2 жыл бұрын

@@squirehaggard4749 I came to Canada on the same ship in June of 1947!

Personaly, I never liked Aquitania so much, but when I gived a chance for her and searched for the interior of the ship, I falled in love with her. It looks like a french palace, and people of that time didn’t lie when they sayed that her was the “ship beautiful” (sorry for any mistakes, I am Brazilian and not fluent in english)

@chinitonamoreno

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. I'm too drawn before with Olympic and Titanic but when I discovered her, she quickly became my favorite

@Gabriel_Strelow

2 жыл бұрын

@@chinitonamoreno Well, my favorite ship remains Titanic, but it's undeniable that Aquitania was very beautiful too

@Brock_Landers

2 жыл бұрын

I've been researching maritime history ever since I was in 1st grade (back in 1989) and my principal put up posters and models all over the school of Titanic. I read a book in the school's library and as soon as I saw a Ken Marschall painting of the Lusitania sinking I knew I was hooked. Here I am 32 years later and I am still researching that era and the ships that helped define the Golden Age of liners. I even went as far as to have my honeymoon on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA back in 2007. In fact, while we were there they were having a Titanic exhibition back aft and they had a HUGE cutaway model of the Titanic. I know that my wife would've rather gone to Bermuda or the Bahamas, but she said that she had a good time nonetheless. I love these old ships and I really wish that people would've realized their historical significance back then and worked harder to convert those important liners into exhibits, museums, and even hotels. For example, can you imagine if Olympic had been converted into a hotel? Almost an identical replica of Titanic? It'd have been a profit bonanza!

I never knew that Britannic was sailing in place of Aquitania on its ill-fated voyage.

@MasterBritannicJess

4 ай бұрын

Yes Aquitania was damaged by the storm

These classic early 20th century liners were so magnificent. Works of art. To sail across the pond on one would be the experience of a life time.

Sadly I won't be a part in it but it looks like it's going to be a great great video!!!!

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

We'll do another collaboration soon!

The largest commercial vessel to serve in both World Wars. What an incredible record.

Wow, Aquitania is a veteran and actually outlived her captain! *Respect*

You did do her justice here. At this point, this info is nothing I haven't seen before, so I don't have much to really say. She was a wonderful ship though, one of the greatest there ever was. She more than deserves the name Ship Beautiful the more I look at her and think about what she did. :)

Interesting about the Britannic, I didn’t know that. Can’t help but wonder, if the Aquitania went, how long would we have had the Britannic in passenger service, and maybe into WW2…

@muai09

2 жыл бұрын

Considering what'd happened to Olympic, been refurbished several times, tonnage increased, double hull etc but still get scrapped. So WW2 no, not really....

@mr.juniii5523

2 жыл бұрын

@@muai09 britannic is inded possible to enter WWII because she had changes that sealed olympic’s fate mainly more modern interiors and a full private bathrooms in 1st class

@ic1815

2 жыл бұрын

@@muai09 while the Olympic met that fate, I can’t help but feel that the far improved, larger, and more modern and newer Britannic would have lasted longer, even if only by 10 or so years

@RMSAquitaniafan55

2 жыл бұрын

I think there is a small chance that Britannic could still be here today had she not taken Aquitania's place (I also don't think Aquitania wouldn't have sunk).

@AndyHappyGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Britannic was the last of White Star’s trio, like how Aquitania was the last of Cunard’s trio. Britannic is actually been younger than the Aquitania, and it would’ve probably survived past WWII. Its connection to Titanic might’ve even brought it more fortune, and it might’ve still been here today.

Another ship built in my hometown of Clydebank. My son goes to his swimming lessons in the leisure centre that sits on the slipway where these ships were built, they even made the building in line with it. My grandfather worked in Browns. Thanks for another great video!

They had to think for awhile before understanding large fast liners make great troop ships. They were so fast they did not even need escorts.

Rms queen Mary ❤❤. The greatest liner to ever sail the sea

I think this just became my favorite ocean liner!

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

She's becoming one of my favorites too. Before long, she'll be my favorite, I'm sure.

@kaiserjosiahtheC53claughton

Жыл бұрын

Same lol

@Le_RedTeddy

Жыл бұрын

Shes my 3rd favourite!

Lusitania gets all the attention because of the sinking (deservedly so) much like Titanic. However I am team Aquitania all the way. Also team Olympic- I’m noticing a pattern.

My grandfather went on the aquatania in 1949! I love this ship

As a little kid I always like Aquitania. Aquitania just had a look I can't put into words but it's there. Lucky for us we live about 25 minutes from the Queen Mary so when I need a Ocean Liner fix I just drive by the Mary. Can't wait till it re-opens. Sad to see any great liner go to the breakers yard. Again thanks to "The Great Big Move" for another great watch packed full of top notch narration, images and lots of information. NOTE: A great book I got years ago is "Ocean Liners" by Robert Wall, 1977. Thanks again and stay safe......

I have a dinner menu card from one of many voyages my grandfather took on her.

Aquitania was known as 'the ship beautiful' for her interiors. The exterior of the ship actually got quite a bit of criticism. The lack of a raised forecastle made the superstructure look too big for the hull, and the ship was often described as 'boxy' looking.

Can’t wait to watch it, sadly I will miss it

These re makes on her was just simply wonderful. Thank you for doing that as you change perspective

The fact that she served through both World Wars almost seems like something that was written in fan fiction.

@user-lv7ph7hs7l

Жыл бұрын

USS Nevada too. WWI dreadnought that served in both wars, survived being nuked twice in Operation Crossroads and was finally sunk in target practice at the end of the 40s.

@cunard61

Жыл бұрын

It remains an unparalleled achievement among Atlantic Express Liners. Remarkably, in spite of her advanced age upon entry into the second conflict, she managed to steam well over a half a million miles on allied missions during the Second World War.

Never knew that Aquitania was supposed to be the one who was supposed to be on the voyage in November 2016 that Britannic was sunk on.

8:40 I just like that image.

At 12:16 on the left, that must be the Normandie, my favorite liner of the era.

As much as I’d love to watch the premiere, I’ll sadly be at school. Oh I’m sorry I mean prison.

@ThatOneGuy3430

2 жыл бұрын

Same

This channel is so addictive 😍

It was a beautiful ship and you made a beautiful video. Thank you 🎉

anyways, nice to meet you all AND farewell to the RMS Aquitania , currently 12;00 pm in Malaysia so good night

8:00 ok that caught me off-guard lol.

Woot. Now I have to rewatch part one at around 10am so I can just go into part two. Hahaha.

My father went to England on the Aquitania during WWII. There were 9000 troops on board.

@Diane18

Жыл бұрын

My dad too went on the Aquitania to England and then by truck to Scotland in 1944.

Great video. I’ve always been learning something new from your work.

You did an outstanding job narrating the busy life of this ship, and conveying her feats of glory and her beauty. I'm not versed in this topic, other than knowing the general historical and technological time frame, so it's a pleasant discovery. What it evokes in me is comparable to what I feel seeing beautiful ships in Star Wars, or Elven cities in the Legendarium. Thanks !

Aquitania looked beautiful as a Hospital Ship

I really enjoyed this video and your enthusiasm is contagious! Looking forward to more.

I'm not sure if you still read comments but the way you read is super smooth and makes it easy to understand your video for people that don't speak english as everyday language. This is one the of the thing that makes these videos so attractive; being able to listen them one shot without rewinding nor using subtiles. Great videos thanks. I'm subscribed.

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Philippe. I do still read as many comments as I can. I appreciate the compliment, especially since my narration is something that I have been working on improving since I started this channel two years ago.

She was, indeed, beautiful! So elegant! ❤️

Keep up the great work on your channel you truly bring the history alive again

14:04 I rarely comment, but I've been subbed for a while now. Thanks for great content.

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it!

Epic video 👍👍👍

Great conclusion tyvm

Thank you. She was indeed a beautiful ship.

Thanks He Great Big Move, this is really cool

I actually think the Aquitania looks quite pretty even from the outside. It's a shame Cunard decided she was a lost cause. We could have a very old and pretty liner still around today.

Would love a video on more about dazzle patterns

Thanks for pronouncing Imperator correctly!

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

Still don't know which is correct because I get obliterated in the comments section whichever way I pronounce it (I've flip-flopped on it multiple times now).

If Aquitania never meet that storm she could have hit the mine.

yes rms aquitnia

Overall, great video! Well done! or "Bravo Zulu!"

I enjoy your excellent ocean liner content, and have a request: Could you make video about the rather excellent ships, of the Cunard line „Campania“ and „Lucania“? I‘m rather in doubt about how to pronounce the latter actually.The „c“ could be expressed as a „K“ or an „S“?

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

I plan to!

@sireldemar6004

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatBigMove Cool! Any idea on how to pronounce „Lucania“? I would be inclined to say „Lukania“.

@RomulanCommander

2 жыл бұрын

​@@TheGreatBigMove I'm looking forward to that, the Campania is one of my favourite liners!

@RomulanCommander

2 жыл бұрын

@@sireldemar6004 I believe the names are pronounced Kam-pain-ia" and "Lu-kain-ia" respectively

@johnjephcote7636

2 жыл бұрын

@@RomulanCommander That's right!

Your next ship history video should be Britannic!

Uploaded on my birthday! Not a bad present

I didn't know Aquitania was originally supposed to take Britannic's route. Imagine Aquitania actually took that route and not Britannic...

@MasterBritannicJess

Жыл бұрын

And i Wish that happened but we still have Britannic as a Wreck

Hail The Grand Old Lady of the Atlantic.

I have a wooden jigsaw puzzle 3 feet 7 inches by 9.5 inches of this ship, I guess it must be from the early 1900's.

@annenewman57

2 жыл бұрын

It's one of the Cunard Jigsaw puzzles. The box says Appoved by and manufactured for The Cunard Steam Ship Co. Ltd. Pattern no. 2170, sole manufacturer The Chad Valley Co Ltd, Harborne, England.

@damonrobus-clarke533

Жыл бұрын

Sounds great- can’t imagine there are too many about! 😮

My great great uncle took Aquitania back to Canada after world war 1 in 1919

Great Video, just thought i'd point out the photo at 13:00 is HMT Queen Elizabeth due to the inverted verandah grill in the centre of the screen. :)

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm could be, could be. I didn't look that closely, to be honest. I just grabbed a picture quickly in this case.

Hi, At 12:24 , what do you mean by that??? "to begin moving troops from down under". ? Thank you!

Can we have the Mauretania 2 at some point?

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to at some point

@sg_dan

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatBigMove That'd be awesome!

I know people have probably already said it but was anything ever saved from aquitania when she finally went to the breakers?

Even though this video is 8 months old. Why was her hull black again during her final voyage whilst in her last year of service her hull was white? Was it painted black specifically for her final trip to the breakers?

@cunard61

Жыл бұрын

Her hull was painted black again in March, 1948, when she was returned to Cunard for commercial service on the Canadian route. She looked remarkably beautiful when she made her first departure on 30 May, 1948, in her newly reestablished company colors.

My question is: Why did the Aquitania stay profitable during the 1930's while so many other ships like Olympic and Mauritania didn't. Was it the fact that she was a bit younger? Were her interiors more fitting for the changing times? Well, I have no idea, that's why I'm asking.

Can you do a video on the Homeric?

@SQUAREHEADSAM1912

2 жыл бұрын

I’d personally like to see the SS City of St.Paul

Aquitania: Since I was damaged by the storm, why not send Mauretania instead. She also had a similar navigator and not sail into the booby trap.

Plese can you make a video about ss andrea doria

I Loved My Service But Things Have To Go.

@rafidkarim4061

2 жыл бұрын

I love you aquitania ❤

@VeniceLolz13

2 жыл бұрын

@@rafidkarim4061 Ah

@rafidkarim4061

2 жыл бұрын

@@VeniceLolz13 You were the last 4 stacker

i was hare from the very first video

Sir James Charles lol

Im just curious, it it Ship-Story, or Shipstory, as in a play on history?

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

It's partly a play on words "Ship," "Story," and "History."

@robloxdude7564

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatBigMove Ah. I wasnt sure which one it was

If Aquitania sunk instead of Britannic, it could be possible that the merger would be White Star-Cunard instead of Cunard-White Star.

@lizlawrence4553

15 күн бұрын

Thank fully Cunard had the ear of the British government, I doubt would have dealt with a third rate company called White star, who sold themselves out to the yanks.

can you do research on the brtannic and make it a video

@TheGreatBigMove

2 жыл бұрын

I am uploading a video about Britannic in February

Out of the Olympic class Lusitania and Mauritania I think the Aquitania is the best looking

@th8257

Жыл бұрын

It's all subjective, but the Aquitania actually got quite a lot of criticism at the time. its exteriors were fantastic, but the exterior was controversial. The lack of a raised forecastle made the superstructure look like it was too big for the hull, and it was often criticised as looking 'boxy'.

@MasterBritannicJess

Жыл бұрын

Out of Olympic class ???

🎧 Podcasts? 🎧 Does this creator have a podcast on Google or can anybody recommend any good Podcasts along this or any other interesting genres? Any will do. I'm very open and broad minded. Many thanks 🙏😉

I was late :(

Ow, so it was originally aquitania's voyage when the britannic sank...

Actually, they had to lock the liquor upon reaching the 12 nautical mile limit of American terriorial seas. So no booze for the last few hours into NYC.

fine me a logic reason , why RMS Aquitania , RMS Olympic and other old ships must scrapped

@TheDanx666

2 жыл бұрын

They can have a fair price gor scrapping the ship for metal. It will cost them a lot to keep the ship afloat even if it was transformed into a museum. Just look how bad the SS United States is nowadays. It's sad for us today's because it's almost impossible to find an old ocean liner in perfect shape to visit.

@shelty3178

2 жыл бұрын

Answer: they were old, people didn’t know people would be weeping over it. The Olympic gave jobs for thousands during the Great Depression

@eat_a_dick_trudeau

2 жыл бұрын

They were old, outclassed, and worn out.

Retire at 53... Those were the days! I'm going to be slogging along till I'm 69 😭

I want to do that the German liner cap arcana is known as the Nazi Titanic can you do it please

8:02 James Charles💀🙏

I just hate little bit cunard because she was scrapped :(

James Charles? Any relation to the youtuber? 😅🤣😂

For whatever reason I get sad at the point of the video when the ship gets too old and out of date to perform and gets scrapped. It's like watching a pet getting old and die

Aquitania could have been sunk

I wish Aquitania Was Fix Quick In Nov 1916

@MasterBritannicJess

Жыл бұрын

The same

idk much about britannic

@MasterBritannicJess

4 ай бұрын

The best KZread channel about the Britannic is History inside a nutshell

hi, why did clowns scrap the ship ? it could have been a floating museum, repairs could have been carried out.

@eat_a_dick_trudeau

2 жыл бұрын

🙄 ...because that is working out so well for the Queen Mary... right?

@thejagotishow

2 жыл бұрын

@@eat_a_dick_trudeau Yea it actually is

@eat_a_dick_trudeau

2 жыл бұрын

@@thejagotishow if bankrupt, and structurally unsound are your measures of success; your definition of success and mine differ wildly.

@thejagotishow

2 жыл бұрын

Might wanna recheck your sources and do some more research, none of the things you said are true

@eat_a_dick_trudeau

2 жыл бұрын

@@thejagotishow Just one of several articles that come up if ypu were to GOOGLE the topic, instead of stimulating your prostate with your thumb. This one is from the LA Times.. BY HAYLEY SMITHSTAFF WRITER JUNE 1, 2021 5 AM PT In the 85 years since its maiden voyage, the RMS Queen Mary has survived rogue waves, transatlantic crossings and even a world war. For the last five decades, it’s enjoyed a second life docked in Long Beach, riding waves of popularity and tough times as a tourist attraction. But the historic ship is now facing its most challenging voyage yet. After years of neglect by a string of operators, the Queen Mary is so creaky and leaky that it needs $23 million in immediate repairs, according to a trove of court documents and inspection reports released last month. There is growing concern that if something is not done soon, the ship could fall into critical disrepair and be in danger of sinking. “The city’s been trying to get the Queen Mary right for 40-plus years,” Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia said during a news briefing last month. “It’s been from one leaseholder to the next. ... It has not succeeded to the point where there has been the right partner and the right preservation plan in place.” The Queen Mary’s current state of disrepair is extensive: Structural steel is corroded, the bilge system is aging, the hull is compromised and leaks and safety hazards abound, according to an April 28 inspection by city-hired marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group, as first reported in the Long Beach Post.

I just dont like this... shape of the aquitania, its superstructure is too tall for its rather slim hull, it should look more like the lusitania class of ships perhaps or instead upscale it and increase distance between stern and bow, and make it wider, that would look like the imperator class maybe

@shelty3178

2 жыл бұрын

It’s just a mix of the imperator and Olympic class

@brober

2 жыл бұрын

She did not have the clean lines of Olympic class. Very much a wedding cake.

I wish aquitania just sailed the meditarenean not brittanic.

@MasterBritannicJess

Жыл бұрын

Me to i hate the aquatania

@Godzillafan204

2 ай бұрын

I love both, why do people hate the aquitania

I really find this ship disgusting, her cabins looked liked rooms of a motel Lol

@mr.juniii5523

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh Aquitania’s cabins are cool for her time its basicly as classic as that of the normal cabins seen on olympic

@hypontoto

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.juniii5523 Definitely not, look at the Harland and Wolff cabin styles A and B, those are the default cabin styles. They are so very much different. And look at the beds of the Aquitania..

Have you thought of doing a video on the ship known as doulos phos ? Its a ship that was built in 1914 and wasn't retired until 2009/2010 and still exists today as a hotel. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Doulos_Phos