Hope you all enjoy Part 3. Engine room comes up in the final Part 5 so stay tuned. Make sure to check out my other accounts for sneaks peaks and such. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Enjoy
That mount was for one of the radars; it had the best (military-grade) RCA radar of the era. I saw this on the 1991 tour/recon video which you can probably find.
Hi Steve! First I'd like to thank you for the fantastic tours you present on your channel, and especially on the SS United States. I believe the rows of valves you pointed out near the end of this video are hydraulic valves. I served on a WW II vintage Essex class carrier and we had the same setup. In the event of an emergency in which the engine or boiler rooms had to be evacuated, the steam valves could be opened or closed remotely by means of hydraulic motors. These were supplied by simple hand operated pumps a couple of decks up from the engineering spaces and the flow of oil was controlled through that array of valves. This allowed some control over the engines remotely without any of the engineering staff being in danger.Again, kudos on you videos and keep up the great work.Barry
Abandoned Steve hi steve very nice to see someone into our flag ship my grand father was the captains first oficer of the ss united states and i woud like to tell you all about my history of the ss united states if you woud like to talk about it on youtube i woud glag to chat with you and ancer all your questons about the ship
Very cool, thanks for posting. Look forward to seeing the engine room. According to wikipedia, the ship was powered by steam turbines, which is why she was so bleedin fast!
When I saw the Queen Mary, it turned out to be smaller than I thought it would be. I've seen illustrations showing the Titanic in front of a modern cruise ship (to scale), and the Titanic is thoroughly dwarfed.
1:49 "ICEBERG DEAD AHEAD SIR!" 3:20 GO ON go out and have a look, you wont ever get a chance again if I had that chance I would be out on that platform filming!! Its only high up IF you fall off otherwise its STEEL it wont go anywhere :)) That round thing on the deck would have had a radio antenna or mast on it possibly a flag staff as there is a deck light pointing up at it? 7:48 WATERTIGHT DOOR SELECTORS. Handle left vertical for automatic bridge operation, then manual OPEN/SHUT so areas could be closed off if just a small area was flooding. The drawing on the wall possibly showed the location and number of each door, shame you didnt film it. That auxiliary generator would have also run a compressor, so if the engine rooms are under water with main engines stopped the bridge crew could still save the ship by closing the doors from their set. This would also run the radios and emergency systems. If you put a battery on that engine, chances are it would fire up and put lights on in some of the ship if any wiring is still intact? The ship could literally be submerged up to that bridge and that independent motor was designed to run! 50craneman the gentleman below was probably right as well some hydraulic valves may have been in there but these are simply air valves.
Imagine some high-resolution cameras mounted at the top of the observation tower, with monitors in the pilot house. Requiring the construction of a new pilot house, higher and closer to the bow for better visibility, ruining the originality of the ship, is ridiculous.
not to mention that he said the original diesel backup and steam engines are going to be removed,, i imagine some group would pay a reasonable amount for the chance to save them,,
Steve, your exploration of the S.S. United States reminds of a movie you and your viewers might find interesting: "The Last Voyage" from 1960 starring Robert Stack. It's a disaster movie set aboard a sinking ocean liner and a real liner was partially sunk for the making of the movie. The French Line ship Ile de France was about to be scrapped but the scrapping firm first rented the ship to M.G.M. The Ile de France was called Claridon in the movie and there was fire, flooding, explosions, the falling of a smokestack and the ship sinking at the bow. The action takes place all over the ship: bridge, engine room, boiler room, lounges, the First Class dining room which still had the original Art Deco furniture. There's even a scene in the emergency generator room! (Sound familiar?) Something even more unusual is that the plot is based somewhat on what happened to people on the Andrea Doria and "The Last Voyage" was filmed on the main rescue ship that came to the aid of the Doria's passengers and crew. "The Last Voyage" is a controversial movie: some people say it's the desecration of an historic ship but it's also the best documentation of a transatlantic liner that was in service at the same time as the S.S. United States.
kinda funny how the ground light box at 1:26 is still there from when they ghetto rigged the ship to appear to light up when they held that ceremony years back. You could see another one on the bridge in the previous video facing the bow. That phone ringing at 6:38 was normal, as even though the power may be off, they are probably sound powered phones, that can operate without power. Its also funny how the backup generator is basically a train engine, even connected to a locomotive alternator
The lifeboats were removed when the ship was in the Ukraine in the mid 1990s during asbestos removal. Thats when the ship was gutted to the structural bulkheads
Seeing a ringing phone would be pretty spooky in a hulk ship like that. Is it a ghost? Is it a time and space anomaly? Answer the phone and ask what year is it. Imagine someone on the other end would answer "Why it's 59 of course, why are are you asking?", with chatter and noises of the working ship in the background.
there's a possibility that the ship can be superfunded! through a program by the EPA. the ship contains PCBs which is harmful. that can be cleaned. since the SSUS was a former navy ship, she can be restored. it just take time to do it. the boilers, wiring, and other stuff gotta be ripped out. then install a more modern power plant. For instance, in 1986 and 1987, the Queen Elizabeth 2 had a major refit before she sailed again. she can be repainted too. its possible.
How are they going to get it under the bridge? Low tide or water flow? Filling voids and tanks with water and then quickly draining and drying them out?
NICE VIDEO!! I THOUGHT THEY STRIPED AND GUTTERED THE WHOLE SHIP ? I SEE THIS IS 2016 .. I AM SORRY TO SEE THIS OLD SHIP SO RUSTED ON THE DECKS THE METAL.. CAN THEY SAVE HER IN THIS CONDITION ,..? THE QUEEN MARY IS NOT AS BAD AS THIS SHIP AND SHE IS SLOWLY TAKEN ON WATER AND NO SEEMS TO WANT TO DO ANY THING ABOUT SAVING THE Q.M. SHE IS HISTORY.,. SOS QUEEN MARY!!!! VETERAN,...
That standby Diesel generator is an 8 cylinder General Motors 8-278 series locomotive engine. About 750hp.
Hope you all enjoy Part 3. Engine room comes up in the final Part 5 so stay tuned. Make sure to check out my other accounts for sneaks peaks and such. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Enjoy
That mount was for one of the radars; it had the best (military-grade) RCA radar of the era. I saw this on the 1991 tour/recon video which you can probably find.
Hi Steve! First I'd like to thank you for the fantastic tours you present on your channel, and especially on the SS United States. I believe the rows of valves you pointed out near the end of this video are hydraulic valves. I served on a WW II vintage Essex class carrier and we had the same setup. In the event of an emergency in which the engine or boiler rooms had to be evacuated, the steam valves could be opened or closed remotely by means of hydraulic motors. These were supplied by simple hand operated pumps a couple of decks up from the engineering spaces and the flow of oil was controlled through that array of valves. This allowed some control over the engines remotely without any of the engineering staff being in danger.Again, kudos on you videos and keep up the great work.Barry
+50craneman wow thanks so much for that information!
Abandoned Steve hi steve very nice to see someone into our flag ship my grand father was the captains first oficer of the ss united states and i woud like to tell you all about my history of the ss united states if you woud like to talk about it on youtube i woud glag to chat with you and ancer all your questons about the ship
I really appreciate these videos. It's likely the closest I'll ever get to that ship...
+Thirdgen83 Thank You. Glad i can get you a closer look
IWow! I think they should just restore the liner to it's former glory. And turn it into a museum.
would cost a fortune to restore... not to mention all of that sand blasting
Another great video, i'm looking forward to the rest of this series!
+Jeff Grier Thank you. Only two more to go
Very cool, thanks for posting. Look forward to seeing the engine room. According to wikipedia, the ship was powered by steam turbines, which is why she was so bleedin fast!
another great episode :) always looking forward to the next one :)
+IKS Exploration - Fridays 10AM Thank you
A great explore again, it gets better every part :-)
+rolf sinkgraven Thank You. Only 2 more to go
When I saw the Queen Mary, it turned out to be smaller than I thought it would be. I've seen illustrations showing the Titanic in front of a modern cruise ship (to scale), and the Titanic is thoroughly dwarfed.
Very interesting video series !
+Michael Friedman Thank you
this is so cool! If they do go forward with this it will be an expensive but worth while project! Trish
1:49 "ICEBERG DEAD AHEAD SIR!"
3:20 GO ON go out and have a look, you wont ever get a chance again if I had that chance I would be out on that platform filming!! Its only high up IF you fall off otherwise its STEEL it wont go anywhere :)) That round thing on the deck would have had a radio antenna or mast on it possibly a flag staff as there is a deck light pointing up at it?
7:48 WATERTIGHT DOOR SELECTORS. Handle left vertical for automatic bridge operation, then manual OPEN/SHUT so areas could be closed off if just a small area was flooding. The drawing on the wall possibly showed the location and number of each door, shame you didnt film it. That auxiliary generator would have also run a compressor, so if the engine rooms are under water with main engines stopped the bridge crew could still save the ship by closing the doors from their set. This would also run the radios and emergency systems. If you put a battery on that engine, chances are it would fire up and put lights on in some of the ship if any wiring is still intact? The ship could literally be submerged up to that bridge and that independent motor was designed to run! 50craneman the gentleman below was probably right as well some hydraulic valves may have been in there but these are simply air valves.
Imagine some high-resolution cameras mounted at the top of the observation tower, with monitors in the pilot house. Requiring the construction of a new pilot house, higher and closer to the bow for better visibility, ruining the originality of the ship, is ridiculous.
not to mention that he said the original diesel backup and steam engines are going to be removed,, i imagine some group would pay a reasonable amount for the chance to save them,,
+Jim H. I second the motion. The design of the United States isn't broken and doesn't need fixing. It worked in the 50's an 60's and would work now.
Steve, your exploration of the S.S. United States reminds of a movie you and your viewers might find interesting: "The Last Voyage" from 1960 starring Robert Stack. It's a disaster movie set aboard a sinking ocean liner and a real liner was partially sunk for the making of the movie. The French Line ship Ile de France was about to be scrapped but the scrapping firm first rented the ship to M.G.M. The Ile de France was called Claridon in the movie and there was fire, flooding, explosions, the falling of a smokestack and the ship sinking at the bow. The action takes place all over the ship: bridge, engine room, boiler room, lounges, the First Class dining room which still had the original Art Deco furniture. There's even a scene in the emergency generator room! (Sound familiar?) Something even more unusual is that the plot is based somewhat on what happened to people on the Andrea Doria and "The Last Voyage" was filmed on the main rescue ship that came to the aid of the Doria's passengers and crew. "The Last Voyage" is a controversial movie: some people say it's the desecration of an historic ship but it's also the best documentation of a transatlantic liner that was in service at the same time as the S.S. United States.
+Andrew Brendan never seen that movie. Might have to check it out
kinda funny how the ground light box at 1:26 is still there from when they ghetto rigged the ship to appear to light up when they held that ceremony years back. You could see another one on the bridge in the previous video facing the bow. That phone ringing at 6:38 was normal, as even though the power may be off, they are probably sound powered phones, that can operate without power. Its also funny how the backup generator is basically a train engine, even connected to a locomotive alternator
the view is my fav part not the engine tbh. amazing to watch. thanks bro
+Olympic Gaming Thank you, it was crazy being up there.
Nice View from way up their
Congratz with the 50.000!!!!
What music is playing at the end of this? It's really pretty and I would love to listen to more of it!
+Wally Hestermann its called Relaxed by Ben sound
+Abandoned Steve (Historical - Urbex) thanks!
Good vid Steve.
+jwrappuhn71 Thank you
1:27... note the wood in a wood-free ship
Great Video :)
+RICHARD SLADE Thank you
The lifeboats were removed when the ship was in the Ukraine in the mid 1990s during asbestos removal. Thats when the ship was gutted to the structural bulkheads
Seeing a ringing phone would be pretty spooky in a hulk ship like that. Is it a ghost? Is it a time and space anomaly? Answer the phone and ask what year is it. Imagine someone on the other end would answer "Why it's 59 of course, why are are you asking?", with chatter and noises of the working ship in the background.
there's a possibility that the ship can be superfunded! through a program by the EPA. the ship contains PCBs which is harmful. that can be cleaned. since the SSUS was a former navy ship, she can be restored. it just take time to do it. the boilers, wiring, and other stuff gotta be ripped out. then install a more modern power plant. For instance, in 1986 and 1987, the Queen Elizabeth 2 had a major refit before she sailed again. she can be repainted too. its possible.
How are they going to get it under the bridge? Low tide or water flow? Filling voids and tanks with water and then quickly draining and drying them out?
rip and this ship
I wish this ship would sail the seas again
OMG she is in a bad condision so much rust
8-278 I believe same moter in locomotive
I wonder how much stuff can be reused/repurposed and sold to collectors.
The United States s crumbling but IKEA is looking fine.
WAS IT NOT USING DIESEL TO HEAT WATER TO MAKE STEAM
What is that giant popeler
Another great tour of an iconic liner - but please don't keep referring to her as a 'boat'.
NICE VIDEO!! I THOUGHT THEY STRIPED AND GUTTERED THE WHOLE SHIP ? I SEE THIS IS 2016 .. I AM SORRY TO SEE THIS OLD SHIP SO RUSTED ON THE DECKS THE METAL.. CAN THEY SAVE HER IN THIS CONDITION ,..? THE QUEEN MARY IS NOT AS BAD AS THIS SHIP AND SHE IS SLOWLY TAKEN ON WATER AND NO SEEMS TO WANT TO DO ANY THING ABOUT SAVING THE Q.M. SHE IS HISTORY.,. SOS QUEEN MARY!!!! VETERAN,...
do they ever turn on the motors ever just to keep the oil flowing
There are no motors. It's all been removed...
+Thirdgen83 Think hes on about the standby generators :)
+Tony Thatcher Last i was told, the fired up that backup generator in the 80s. Hasn't ran since
It looks like it still could work...
@@AbandonedSteve video tour from 1991 shows the back up generator running the ships interior was mostly intact and had electricity too
Adrenaline's great eh?
Didn't know she was a true steam ship. Always assumed diesel because she was built in the 50's.
+s0nnyburnett The ship has 4 steam tubines and I assume the boilers were oil fired
+s0nnyburnett Yep, she steam powered
+colonel kurtz you're correct
Did the ship have air conditioning?
+BUDDY LIGHT Yes it did
Who do you ask for permission to film on board the ship? I thought she was off limits...
2nd
Hello Steve I sent you a private message a few days ago!
I know they had to gut the ship, but jeez Louise!!
She looks so awful.