We hope you enjoyed this video! I’m hijacking the top comment for any inevitable fixes or notes! Please note that; - William Turner passed away in 1933, not 1938 as listed in the text. - Exact figures for death aboard Lusitania span from 1193 to 1198 - it is thought that about 1193 were lost in the sinking and a handful more passed away afterward bringing the total closer to the 1198 mark.

@totensiebush

21 күн бұрын

in the description it says this is part 2 but the link to part 1 goes here

@michaellewellyn9080

21 күн бұрын

Imagine being trapped in an air pocket, in the dark, with no hope of survival, just a long wait for death without the means to make the end come quickly or easier. A long wait for drowning or suffocation. Now imagine you are 6 yrs old.

@kris7364

21 күн бұрын

⁠the part that particularly terrifies me is when the power fails. Imagine being stuck in a lift, or deep in the bowels of a sinking ship, rapidly filling with water, and all of a sudden everything stops and you’re plunged into complete darkness. Wow, just wow. 😳

@CollinCat100

21 күн бұрын

What is the name of the song at 1:02:37 ?

@BrettonFerguson

21 күн бұрын

23 vessels torpedoed in this area in the past week!!! Well it has to be out of torpedoes by now, right?.

One good story in the sinking was brothers Leslie and Cliff Morton. They both survived but didn't know it. So they each wrote their father saying he was safe and looking for his brother's body. Their dad got both letters at the same time "so that father knew at home that we were both safe before we did." Plus not only did their dad know both were alive, they bumped into each other searching in the morgue. They went for a much deserved drink together.

@timeandnourishment1961

21 күн бұрын

Thanks. I asked about this in my previous comment, believing they had both survived. The original account I read stated that they signed up in New York with a sizeable group of young lads hoping to make passage to Britain to join the Royal Navy. Cliff and Les were the only survivors of this group. Cheers 🍻!

@Darryl_Francis

13 күн бұрын

That's a really nice story thanks

@sarahjane9699

5 күн бұрын

Cool story ❤

The ocean liner community is a niche one, and just remember that this top notch production quality content is appreciated more than you know. Great job.

@JohnSmith-jl3fm

20 күн бұрын

I really appreciate mike he would be very welcome in Liverpool hope he comes 1 day

@user-rc3iu8hg8s

16 күн бұрын

You don't even have to be in to ships to appreciate this channel. Mike Brady is an awesome story teller.

A ship that size sunk in only 18 minutes…with one torpedo… That is just wild.

@Borninthe80s.

21 күн бұрын

I read that something maybe an engine exploded causing even more damage not sure how true it is though

@connorredshaw5650

21 күн бұрын

@@Borninthe80s. I don't think an engine exploded most likely a boiler or maybe even two at the same time.

@nursestoyland

21 күн бұрын

@@connorredshaw5650i thought it was the explosion ignited the coal dust in the boiler room

@connorredshaw5650

21 күн бұрын

@@nursestoyland That is possible reason for the second explosion.

@scottklocke891

21 күн бұрын

Make one wonder how much cargo was classified as munitions?

I just realized something - when I watch a documentary produced by a traditional studio, which is likely to be narrated by a hired voice actor or celebrity, it never seems as sincere or informative. But watching a documentary like this one, where I am sure that Mike was heavily involved in the research and overall presentation - he actually knows what he’s talking about. He’s not just reading a script that he was handed to him this morning. He is knowledgeable about the subject and cares deeply about the topic. The same could be said for everyone he works with. Don’t ask me how that comes across in the narration, but it does. And it is much appreciated! A+ work, Team Oceanliner Designs! ❤️

@DelaneyB.444.77

4 күн бұрын

Agreed❤️

@ivymoon1779

2 күн бұрын

Agreed. I am a new huge fan!!

@monsieurcommissaire1628

2 күн бұрын

It does come across. Mr. Brady speaks with authority; the depth of his knowledge is truly remarkable. He also happens to have a wonderful speaking voice, one you can listen to for hours and never tire of. I'm a singer, and I notice these things! I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that Mr. Brady is a one of the finest creators of documentary videos we have today.

I’m not sure why it made such an impression on me but the thought of the people stuck inside the lifts when the power went out is just horrifying. I have to watch these videos in segments because i end up thinking so much and reflecting on how the people must of felt. Another amazing video Michael

@i.b.640

21 күн бұрын

Yeah when I heard that the first time I didn't use Lifts for a month. It was good for my health though ;-)

@MarinCipollina

21 күн бұрын

Never a good idea to use an elevator when a disaster is in progress.

@melz6625

20 күн бұрын

@@i.b.640my mom has severe claustrophobia so I grew up never using the elevator when with her. Even now I’m going up a parking garage I’ll walk up 4 floors without a second thought. It’s all about habit. Humans were designed to walk a lot.

@jamesbrown4092

20 күн бұрын

It's hard to imagine anything more horrific than being trapped in a lift in a sinking ship.

@i.b.640

20 күн бұрын

@@melz6625 Yeah, stairs are basically a free gym.

This is a wonderful tribute to those that died... no sensationalism. Just accurate information and a reverence for the ship and the people. Thank you.

My great great grandfather survived Lusi. Luckily he was on deck when the Torpedo struck, he lost 2 friends who were below deck.

@SezFrancis1

21 күн бұрын

He wasn’t Lesley Morton was he?

@livethefuture2492

19 күн бұрын

Fascinating. Do you have the name?

@tinypoolmodelshipyard

16 күн бұрын

William "billyboy" Smith

Imagine being in the Lusitania and how terrifying would it be , RIP to all the victims of this terrible shipwreck

@Borninthe80s.

21 күн бұрын

Especially for those trapped below or stuck in the elevators

@uniontrains.8631

21 күн бұрын

@@Borninthe80s. Oh god, it must have been horrifying.

@Borninthe80s.

21 күн бұрын

@@uniontrains.8631definitely not something I’d like to experience

@HyperVegitoDBZ

21 күн бұрын

@@Borninthe80s. The feel of your lungs being filled with water is comparable to feeling fire in your body or so I have read

@harvestercommander3250

21 күн бұрын

Agreed. Especially with the efforts of launching the lifeboats.

The sinking of that ship is way scarier than in Titanic. I can't imagine trying to get out with only 18 minutes to spare, especially when you're INSIDE Lusitania.

@relicdad88

21 күн бұрын

Yea but titanic was at night in way colder water right further out at sea. I think I would've rather went down this way least u can see some land and warmer water.

@jaihawkins

21 күн бұрын

@@relicdad88 Would agree big time

@MarinCipollina

21 күн бұрын

@@relicdad88 Make no mistake, fifty five degree water is still cold, and will take your breath away if you dive into it.

@BHuang92

21 күн бұрын

Alot more chaotic on the Lusitania. Seeing how quickly she sank compare to Titanic, the scene must've been terrifying.

@dekeption281

21 күн бұрын

@@BHuang92 initially it would have been pretty calm on the titanic however at last 10 minutes or so it would ahve been pure pandemonium, even more than lusitania

Its crazy how your animations looks beter than some movies about ships like that one titanic knockoff about britannic

@BritannicaMakesStuff

21 күн бұрын

how dare you mention that

@NashmanNash

21 күн бұрын

Well..the Britannic Movie is an early 2000s budget CGI work..

@mikeprimm4077

21 күн бұрын

Lol

@Larssema

21 күн бұрын

​@@NashmanNash true, but it should have been better looking at the real life disaster

@BritannicaMakesStuff

21 күн бұрын

@@NashmanNash Well, yeah, but Titanic movie was put in with much research, effort, and actual progress, while in the Britannic movie, they barely put effort into it.

This may well be the second best documentary since 1918 of Winsor Mccay's animated film titled 'The Sinking of the Lusitania'. Bravo to Mike, Jack Gibson and the team!

@eroero830

21 күн бұрын

how? i don't see any documents

@Milos15GameplaysYT

21 күн бұрын

@@eroero830 This is what I've meant. www.loc.gov/item/2023600632/

@SMarie-zk9oj

21 күн бұрын

@@eroero830 It’s more so a cartoon that depicts the sinking, it’s pretty dramatic and exaggerates the damage the torpedo did, it shows the torpedo blowing the 1st and 2nd funnels off and also claims that the 2nd explosion was another torpedo.

@mttyboy

21 күн бұрын

​@@eroero830 I think you're confused

@RichieW90210

20 күн бұрын

@@SMarie-zk9ojthere was a film made starring John Hannah, it was really good.

When credible warnings are ignored and arrogance exists, tragedy is often inevitable...and this was a terrible tragedy. Thank you Mike for this well-rounded production; both technical details and personal stories of that fateful last sailing so long ago.

@OceanlinerDesigns

21 күн бұрын

Thank you for the kind words

@paulw4310

21 күн бұрын

@@OceanlinerDesigns My pleasure; very well earned.o7

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg

18 күн бұрын

Sadly the German's didn't consider what it would lead to.

@Keckegenkai

11 күн бұрын

@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg did they had an option? america was technically no involved in the war but supported it from the first day

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg

11 күн бұрын

@@Keckegenkai try typing in English

Modern social media is full of questionable rubbish, yet at the same time we can find gems like Mike. It makes it all worth it. I can abide by having to steer clear (pun most definitely intended) of the rubbish to enjoy respectful and passionate productions from individuals and small production companies with impressively high production values. Thank you for this wonderful full length documentary. I sincerely hope you are about to get, if you do not already have, a wider distribution contract. Most of your self-contained documentaries definitely deserve distribution on Blu-ray and in theatres.

People stuck in the lifts while the ship sinks. Others sucked into the funnels. Absolute chaos on a sunny day within sight of the Irish coast in 300 meters of water yet 1200 died. Mind boggling.

@paulweeldreyer7457

21 күн бұрын

Less than 300 meters actually, only a few hundred feet.

@HarveyJohnWillmott

21 күн бұрын

93 meters 😮

@qwerty112311

20 күн бұрын

300 _feet_

@JulietteHelene

17 күн бұрын

Not to mention the lifeboats that fell and crushed people below 😢

There really should be an annual awards show for all the great documentaries on KZread. Oceanliner Designs definitely earns some recognition in this arena. Well done as always 👍

It's just shocking to hear the ship was not permitted to take full advantage of it's greatest asset, speed. When entering a warzone, vessels should have been allowed to run at maximum, regardless of the coal situation. What a truly horrible experience for those who endured Lusitania's last moments. I can't help but imagine what it must have been like. An excellent video on such a tragic event.

@ZaydinTTV

8 күн бұрын

There are conspiracy theories abound that the UK *wanted* a ship like the Lusitania sunk to use as propaganda.

It amazes me how humans can be so adept at destroying other humans rather than using resources for the betterment of all.

@GunHillTrain

21 күн бұрын

"Only the dead have seen the end of war." It's going on today and, if anything, appears to be on the verge of getting worse.

@tessaducek5601

21 күн бұрын

Since the dawn of time.

@rangerjones5531

21 күн бұрын

You have met humans before, right?

@lancerevell5979

21 күн бұрын

Humans are hunters at heart.

@SudrianTales

21 күн бұрын

War drives innovations (Pocket watch) and innovation drives war

I remember watching "Last Voyage of the Lusitania," the National Geographic documentary, so many times when I was younger. This retelling of the disaster is not only visceral, but just as haunting as hearing survivor testimony over the music of Enya.

@Psych911

21 күн бұрын

same

@Rindfan

18 күн бұрын

Exactly the documentary that sparked my interest - and love - for the Lucy when I was about 10 years old. Took me years to find out that the music over the intro was 'Shepherd Moons' by Enya. I cannot associate that track with anything else other than the visuals of waves and, I believe, Chrissie Aitken telling her story: "I was with my father, my brother and my brother had his little boy with him, 2 years old. And we were travelling to go to Scotland."

Says a lot about Churchill as a person that he in essence tried to say in his memoirs that the passengers who died were "necessary sacrifices" made in the interest of getting the US to be on the side of the Allied Powers.

@tomemeornottomeme1864

21 күн бұрын

I will never be fully convinced that Lusitania wasn't in some way allowed to be sunk, or at least put in danger. The absolute lack of protection that ship received was staggering.

@anthrazite

21 күн бұрын

​@@tomemeornottomeme1864The German embassy in the US even issued a formal warning against boarding the Lusitania. Having hundreds of civilian passengers aboard a ship laden with ammo is insane to me, though the knowledge that a sinking would be a PR disaster for Germany (which it was, despite justified) might've indeed made it an acceptable risk

@qwerty112311

20 күн бұрын

War is hell. Tradeoffs must be made. It doesn’t not make sense that 1200 civilians were the price for what was unquestionably hundreds of thousands of additional deaths if the US hadn’t entered the war. Lots of people die during war, mostly civilians. The US’s entrance into the war shortened it and unquestionably saved more civilian lives than were lost here.

@shiroamakusa8075

20 күн бұрын

@@qwerty112311 The Lusitania incident did not cause the US to enter the war. Also, the US messed everything up and laid the groundwork for WW2 with their inept post-war policy. It would have been better for everyone involved if they had kept themselves out of this.

@DocZFlux

20 күн бұрын

@@qwerty112311WWI wasn’t WWII: it was utterly pointless slaughter where there were no good guys. The US had no business being in it just to bail out the British Empire.

RIP to those poor devils trap in the elevators - to be in such situation on a sinking ship, definitively one of the most terrifying ways to go; to not say anything of the men still in the Engine Room. No way out - definitively, pure terror for them.

10/10 animation (That’s a a lot of likes)

I was thinking about going to bed but now I have to feed my autistic urges (love your videos so much Mike btw. They're very comforting to me)

@ambermarr4557

21 күн бұрын

Same thing with me, RIP to all who lost their lives.

@qwertykeyboard5901

21 күн бұрын

Fellow autist here too.

@angieroxy7550

21 күн бұрын

Sleep .

@kel2880

21 күн бұрын

lmao real

@I_am_a_cat_

21 күн бұрын

Being interested in an interesting topic or piece of history doesn't mean it's an "autistic urge." Thats offensive to anyone that actually has autism, isn't it? Humans are naturally curious. If you start watching something like this, obviously your brain is going to want the whole story. That doesn't make you special, or unique. It just means you have human curiosity. Grow up.

This was something else. I just got off from a Netflix docuseries on the frontlines of World War 2, so I'm a little raw emotionally speaking. When comparing Lusitania's sinking to Titanic's, Britannic's or even Andrea Doria's sinking, Lusitania's was probably the most violent and unforgiving with the Empress of Ireland being a very close second. Plus, to add insult to injury, Lusitania's wreck has been used as target practice by either the Irish or the British. She's a freaking war grave! Whole families ceased right then and there! NOBODY should do stuff like that, man. I mean, that's like saying "Hey, why don't we use the wreck of the Britannic or the Arizona for target practice? Nobody would care." Anyway, extremely great work with this particular mini-series on the Lusitania, Mike. Some of the shots you made mirror the art Ken Marshall has done on the Lusitania sinking. Really love those rotating shots of ship as she's going down. Also love the music at the end during the epilogue. Really well done, man. Rest in peace to all that were taken far too soon.

Excellent. You painted the story with respect and sensitivity for those lost. My father was an ASDIC ( sonar ) operator on a mine sweeper in WW2 . His ship was primarily on convoy duty in the North Atlantic. His job was to listen and find enemy submarines to sink them. Convoys we’re attacked. Ships of all types were sunk. They’d pick up survivors,and sometimes not,depending on the threat. Allied survivors,and enemy German. He told me,.” We pulled men out of the water covered in thick oil,some with legs and arms missing,or badly burnt. We treated the enemy sailors the same as the allied ones, because we knew very well we could be sunk next and be fighting for survival. We were all equal and at the mercy of the sea.”

Lusitania and Empress of Ireland. Tragedy that happened so fast the people on board never stood a chance.

Youre so good to us, Mike! Love how you present yourself and how caotivating you are, teaching us perhaps the most in depth history lessons of the lost liners of the world. Much love from Texas!

The thing that gets me about this one, is how terrifying it had to be. The lights go out and interior corridors become black as night. The sounds of a fast sinking ship, groans, creaks, screams, all while you can’t see anything or find a way out. And sinking so incredibly fast. Such a horrible tragedy.

I think that this bit of history is actually sadder than the `Titanic catastrophy Best wishes from George in UK

@goawayleavemealone2880

21 күн бұрын

Titanic was an accident that may or may not have preventable, Lusitania was an act of murder.

@Maniac61675

21 күн бұрын

I just think is simple because this is more infuriating. Titanic as of a disaster as it is, it was a the an of the day an accident. Sure there are some that like to point fingers to some people, very undeservingly I must say, as having some degree of responsibility of the tragedy, but at the end of the day, the fact is that it was an accident and the only culprit was mother nature herself. Lusitania on the other hand was a cruel act of war, the people in the German submarine knew they were firing at men, women, children and elderly people that have nothing to do with the conflict. And I think this is why Lusi may feel sadder than Titanic. This one was indeed cause by human themselves.

@jus10lewissr

21 күн бұрын

I agree. There are actually many bits of oceanliner history that are more sad/tragic than the sinking of Titanic. For example, the people onboard the Titanic had two hours and forty minutes -- with the electricity still powering the lights -- to make it up on deck and fight for their lives, whereas the people onboard Lusitania only had 18 minutes, with many of them being trapped in the darkness of the ship's interior due to the lack of electricity -- as the ship sank quickly -- and they never stood a chance of surviving. Both stories are incredibly sad and horrible, but people being completely trapped inside of a rapidly flooding ship and unable to find their way out seems more horrible, in my opinion. And, unfortunately, that's only one example of many. Titanic being an accident and Lusitania being actual murder makes a hell of a difference, too, but I'm sure people get the point. Unfortunately, Titanic's story is so big and famous, though, that it has completely overshadowed the sinking of all other oceanliners, regardless of circumstances. Had I never become obsessed with the Titanic when I was a kid, I definitely wouldn't have learned about other liners with stories bearing tragic details that actually surpass those of Titanic. I have tried to post this comment 3 times and I'm getting warnings from KZread each time, with my comment ultimately being deleted. I've changed the wording as much as possible without taking away from what I wanted to say, so I'm not going to post it again if this attempt doesn't work.

@Acc3ssd3n13d4

21 күн бұрын

Deep love to you too.

@anthrazite

21 күн бұрын

​@Maniac61675 The German submarine also knew about the men, women and children back at home the British were trying to starve with their naval blockade. That, plus the fact that the Lusitania was carrying a whole bunch of military supplies. The German embassy in the US even issued a formal warning for civilians to not board the Lusitania.

This is better than the History Channel. What a story.

My god. At the end of the sinking when music cuts away. Truly haunting. I can hardly imagine all the horrid noise during the sinking.

It’s always a good day when Oceanliner Designs posts. Thank you for making such incredible videos!

@Nicksonian

21 күн бұрын

As I have said before, our friend Mike creates some of the best content on KZread. His writing is exceptional; his visuals impressive; and his narration is a pleasure to hear.

Seriously, a context box about the Titanic? Great video! Bad Google.

@Suisfonia

4 күн бұрын

This is why I like being able to block those stupid things, youtube shouldn't be able to post that information especially given how false it often is.

This is a film worthy documentary. Our friend Mike Brady of Oceanliner Designs just hit a huge home run with this. I appreciate all your hard work, Mike and anyone else that helped put this together. Brilliant

I can't begin to imagine the horror those poor passengers went through as the ship rapidly sank from under them. Especially those lost in corridors or trapped in elevators in near pitch black darkness. May those lost in the sinking rest in peace. 😔

I’m never not furious that the British government did not listen to the warnings BUT on top of that actually transported weapons and ammunition in a civilian ship

@williamzk9083

21 күн бұрын

The Germans were not sinking American or neutral ships. If you wanted to be safe travel on an American flagged liner. Apart from transporting rifle caliber ammunition and empty shell cases and cartridges the British had started using Q ships in disguise of neutrals or trawlers to tempt u boats to the surface. Any you got that did this with BS effectively making it impossible for the U-boats to challenge inspect. Finally British shit started mining the neutral waters that Germany used for fishing and transport and they regarded this is equivalent to attacking merchant ships and ocean liners. In addition to the Gallipoli landings the British should used Red Cross ships not to transport patients out but to transport troops in. The result was that the Germans did not trust the British.

@bigships

21 күн бұрын

You should be furious that the submarine commander didn’t stop the Lusitania and give time to Evacuate like he was supposed to

@imperatorcaesardivifiliusa1639

21 күн бұрын

​@@bigshipsThe Lusitania was registered in Germany as an armed auxiliary cruiser and so he expected to be fired at if he surfaced. I'm not trying to defend Schwieger by any means, but allowing civilians to travel on a ship that carries war material and is therefore a military target is also not too wise.

@williamzk9083

21 күн бұрын

@@bigships A propagandist assumption. 1 The British were carrying machine gun bullets and shell casing and cartridges. Found on the wreckage despite the ship being used for depth charge practice after WW1. 2 The British were using the passengers of the Lusitania as human shields. 3 The Germans were not attacking American Ocean Liners. If you wanted to be completely safe safe you used an American or neutral ocean liner. 4 The British were using Q-ships pretending to be trawlers or neutral and then would reveal their weaponry to sink the u-boat. In one incident the Baralong incident they machine gunned the German survivors in the water and hunted others down that had swum to a merchant ship and murdered them all. 5 The British had used red cross marked hospital ships not to evacuate and treat wounded but to transport troops ashore at Gallipoli. The Germans didn't trust the British one bit for good reason. 6 The British were mining neutral water in shipping lanes German ocean liners and trawlers used. What's the difference between mining and torpedoing?

@bigships

20 күн бұрын

@@williamzk9083 no the British didn’t use Q ships, that was the Germans in the second world war

Well done, my friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs! o7

You’ve done it again Mike, after all the research and development, it’s an honor to bear witness to your work

@OceanlinerDesigns

21 күн бұрын

Thank you!

The photo of the smiling young lady (Avis Dolphine) stood out to me, i don't know maybe because it's so rare to see smiles in old photos? Glad the young lady got to live such a long life! RIP to all that were lost 🌷

This was heart-rending to watch, but so amazingly produced. Thank you for making this film

This looks like something that belongs on TV as a educational piece. It is very well made. I have learned more.

The fate of the people trapped in the elevator terrifies me. Great video

One of your best. Oceanliner Designs has a way of presenting tragedy that is genuinely heartfelt without being sensationalized. Thank you.

Another amazing video from Mike and his team at Oceanliner Designs! Keep up the good work, Mike!

The best Lusitania documentary I've seen, both 1 and 2. You did the fallen greyhound justice. Thank you my friend!

I just have to say that I was absolutely BLOWN away from the video. Every animation was so detailed and it brought Lusitania back to life in such a way Ive never seen before. You portray her Final Moments in such beauty and horror it goes un matched with anything I've ever seen. The work you and your team put behind this is monumental, and boy did it pay off. Everything from the animations, down to the scripts is done to such a high standard that I cant fault anything in this. This is by FAR the best Lusitania animation/Documentary I have ever seen. You have done Lusitania proud : )

Some of the visuals in this just leave me in awe. There’s something beautifully tragic about the glistening sea and blue skies while so much horror is unravelling. Some new details including I wasn’t aware of. Well done Mike and Team, another brilliant production! ❤

This is the kind of stuff the history channel should be producing.

just when i was wondering what to watch.... this posts. absolutely beautiful tribute to such an amazing vessel.

Might just be your best video yet, and it’s an already high bar. Utterly brilliant.

I've learnt a devil of a lot in the last five minutes, I will remember that, Just like the Titanic a whole load of bad luck and wrong decisions. So sad , thank you for sharing our friend Mike Brady.

10/10 animation.

I mean this in the nicest way possible, I really needed something relaxing to watch to fall asleep to and this was perfect timing! I realise they’re disasters and not the most relaxing things but something about these videos just knock me out, ok?!

My good god this has me in tears 😭 this is the best on this channel yet. Mike et al, thank you 🙏🏻

Such an interesting video, one of the first boats to arrive was The Wanderer which was small fishing boat from Peel, in the Isle of Man the small crew helped rescue 150 passangers. Such a loss of innocent lives.

Many, many years ago, myself and friends took an evening cruise to the site of the sinking. By the time we got there it was night time. The water was dark, foreboding and exuded an aura of great sadness. To this day, I still remember the depressing feeling I had there and how somber we all became. It was if a dark cloud descended on us all.

The graphics are amazing! Your videos get better every week. What a joy to both learn and be entertained at the same time!

I had little to no interest in stories of shipwrecks and passenger liners before stumbling across this channel, now I'm choking back tears. A testament to an excellent storyteller, well done.

This is absolutely your finest hour. I've been following OLD for the last couple of years now, and it's wonderful to watch the production values improving steadily as (I'm guessing?) your channel gets more prosperous. It couldn't happen to a better guy. Congratulations on this absolutely terrific episode, Mike. I'm incredibly moved by it. Well, well done.

Thanks for showing the torpedo hole. People don't realize just how big they can be.

Just finished watching the whole thing - Well done documentary, I throughly enjoyed it! This is done better than many big documentaries produced by TV channels!

As always, your commentary and presentation are phenomenal. There is at least one story from Lusitania's sinking that is curiously absent from your videos though: six-year-old Irishman George Henderson and his family who observed the entire tragedy unfold before their eyes on from the shore of Old Head of Kinsale while on a picnic. He would later remark in his elder years that, "Although time fades and the little gray cells get worn out, I can still sit here now and see that liner...just sliding beneath the waves."

Perfect retelling of this incredibly sad story of WW1. History is not to be lost.

Bravo! Excellent work! What a tragic story. Please don't stop covering these historic events.

Absolutely gorgeous selection of music, especially the "Lusitania Intermezzo." Thank you.

Wow, that was the most detailed account of the Lusitania sinking I've ever heard. Very visually stunning as well. Well done, Mike. Such a tragic story.

Everytime I think you guys can't top a video along comes one like this... What makes this channel so special is that the people who create them have a genuine love of the subject. Thankyou so much Mike and the Team for these truly amazing videos

The time when lifeboat 20 breaks free sends shivers down my spine it's a really eerie shot

This was even better than part 1, you all did an amazing job!

When I was younger, I had grown up believing that the hymn "Abide With Me" was associated with the sinking of Titanic. I was first made aware of my error when James Cameron's Titanic (1997) came out. I allowed my memory of the hymn to fade, but then I watched this video and was absolutely floored when that slow, sad hymn reared itself once again - It had indeed been associated with the sinking of a great ship - sung at the mass funeral for the unknown. I ... I can barely type right now. Mike, Jack and everyone involved in making this video, thank you for such a wonderful video.

As tragic of a story as this is, the production value and story telling is absolutely top notch!

Mike Brady and crew, another outstanding presentation! I awaited this post with anticipation and am in no way disappointed! Brilliantly made and presented. With admiration and respect from Arizona USA.

Truly phenomenal work as always! Massive props to you Mike, Jack, Liam, Sarah and all the other members of the team! ❤

It's amazing how the graphics and your narrative makes this so realistic 100+ yrs later

These 2 videos are the most detailed I've ever seen on KZread, and they have given me so much more knowledge on Lusitania than I could've ever hoped for. Thank you.

Another incredible video as always by our friend Mike Brady!

I live not far from the old head of Kinsale, Co Cork Ireland. I have been to the local museum at the Old Head, where they have some parts of the wreckage on display. The crew of the RNLI lifeboat Kweiza Gwilt rowed for more than three hours from Courtmacsherry (a little village on the other side of the old head)to make it to the scene of the sinking, 18km from the Old Head of Kinsale, only to find bodies rather than survivors in the water. There are a lot of little memorials around Cork dedicated to all the victims. May they rest in peace.

Absolutely one of the best historical documentary makers on all of KZread. Way to go and thanks for the amazing videos, Mike!

Brilliant talent at Oceanliner Designs. Those poor people in the elevators, or stuck in the ship or sucked into the funnels. How heartbreaking! God bless their souls, one and all. I pray they rest in peace, Amen.

i love how this video is longer then the ships sinking

Mike, your work is much better than what's on the usual "History" channels.

I cannot express just how highly I regard this video. The Lusitania is what fired my interest in naval history as a 14 year old (30 years ago!). SInce then I have studied the technical and historical details exhaustively. But the stories you tell add the essential human element to the tragedy and bring it alive in a way I have never previously considered.

That was the most beautiful, heartbreaking and respectful video from you yet. In 18 minutes I can’t believe how much life was lost. Amazing production

Already I can tell based on the opening scene this is going to be great

Brilliant stuff, Mike. Have you, or could you, do a similar documentary on the career and sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff?

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Yes, 9400 passengers and crew were killed, the worst maritime disaster in history 😢

Well done!! I learned so much more about this tragedy. Thanks for all you do!

The continuing quality of these videos is just impressive. Thank you for all the hard work, Mike.

So sad for all involved. The fear at the inevitable must have been more than any could handle. RIP

Absolutely first class production quality.

This was a hard listen. The sheer amount of either bad luck / incompetence / just plain arrogance made the death toll so much worse than it had to be. Mike, this was brilliantly researched / produced and narrated. Well done.

You and your team have truly outdone yourselves here, Mike. Never been more proud to be a longtime fan of this channel. Feels like every time I blink, you guys set a new standard. Absolutely incredible!

First, a like. Done. Now I can watch with confidence what our friend Mike Brady and his team has offered 🙂

Your videos are just a treat. Thanks for all this work!

The end of the video with the music did make me feel a tear

I've just started watching the video, but a horrific thought suddenly struck me. Your video, which I know will be superb as always, lasts three times longer than Lusitania did, having been torpedoed. It's a horrific, sobering & absolutely heartbreaking thought.....

Abide with me. Wonderful hymn. Still sung to this day before every FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Sadly no longer sung by the fans as it once was - no one knows the words.

Since being introduced to the story of Titanic at a young age, I've been irrationally fascinated with the great Edwardian ocean liners and the tragic fates some of them met. Wonderful to see like-minded people such as your friend and mine, Mr. Mike Brady, creating great content such as this on the topic.

I have to say. You are the best in this field for explaining these historic stories. Thankyou so much.

Mike you outdone yourself again. Thank you ❤

Impressive program with the honor and respect to those lost. Well done.