Ship Story. The Story Of The Ms Batory

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[@ritaalder7728]

very interesting! my parents took the ms batory in 1957!

[@peterj5083]

My family emigrated to America on this ship in October of 1963. From Gdynia, Poland to Montreal, Canada. This ship was dubbed the "Lucky Ship". It transported allied soldiers during WWII.

[@tidanmd]

Same, but in 1960, from Poland to Canada, and then on to NY.

[@peterj5083]

@@tidanmd We went to Chicago.

[@jeffcampbell1555]

Nicely done. I've never heard of her. Carrying 6000 troops away from Dunkirk certainly makes her a heroine, and any vessel who survives a war with the nickname "the Lucky Ship" earned it! Thanks.

[@OldShippinglines]

Thank you so much

[@kellyarpin]

My grandparents came on one of last trips out of Poland to Montreal , Very amazing.

[@OldShippinglines]

Indeed thank you so much for watching

[@funkfunkable]

Came with my mom and brother from the UK to Montreal in 1959

[@slgiant]

Thanks so much for adding this video. My father enlisted with the RCAF during WWII and traveled to England on the Batory as part of
a USA convoy that left Canada on May 3 1942. His diary states that the convoy had 1 aircraft carrier, 2 cruisers, 12 destroyers, 8 freighters, and 6 troop ships.
He said that the Aquatania with her 4 funnels was in the center of the convoy and was claimed to have 10,500 troops on board. They arrived safely in Gork Scotland on May 11 1942.
Of note in the diary was that he bunked on the deck and that the mess was like the black hole of Calcutta. 144 men were bunking in the hole in hammocks and mattress on the floor. Also the grub was terrible. Part of the convoy left for Iceland on May 9 , depth charges which rocked the ship were dropped on May 10, and thankfully they made it safely to Scotland.

[@OldShippinglines]

Thank you so much for watching 👍🏽

[@incredibledisc]

Gork? Probably Greenock or possibly Gourock. My great Uncle Tony joined the crew in January 1943.

[@susanlenthall219]

My father enlisted with the RCAF WWII. He left June 1 1942 from Halifax NS to Greenwich Scotland arriving June 1 1942. Is there a manifest of soldiers names I could search?

[@NjK601]

That was funny, I was just thinking "I wonder if the narrator is Polish" exactly as you said it

[@wwiertus]

The voiceover is not Polish, You can hear it especially from the way he mispronounces the names of the ships. The native language is definitely not Polish

[@diceandben8799]

MY FAVOURITE SHIP

[@wwiertus]

TO THE AUTHOR.
First of all, many thanks for giving attention to the Polish passenger ships SS Baory, ss Stefan Batory, ss Polsudski, ss Chrobry. In the service of the Polish passenger fleet in the Atlantic there were, of course, more of them, There was Koscuszko, Polonia, Sobieski. Some operated on the lines of the North Atlantic, others on the South Atlantic and still others on the Far East lines to Karachi and continental India. Indeed, the Batory is the most remembered ship in the Polish fleet due to her very glorious service and the great fortune she enjoyed, especially during World War 2. You gave some of the facts. However, Batory is best remembered for its voyage to Australia, when it carried British children. They remembered it very well and called it the "Sung Ship". Later there was also a poignant book written by the hand of one of the babysitters during that voyage. Batory luckily avoided German torpedoes . Unfortunately, this luck did not have its twin ship, the already mentioned ss Polsudski. Both twin ships were built for the Gdynia America Line. where they were to operate the Gdynia New York service in a tilt-shuttle system . Batory's successor was ss Stefan batory, but it was a smaller ship than Batory. SS Stefan Batory was, moreover, the last transatlantic ship that connected Europe with America. QE2 Cunarda was mostly a cruise ship and not a cruise liner, during the Falklands War she was a troop carrier. So Stefan Batory was in fact the only transatlantic ship permanently operating on the liner, She was also the last. I think this is an important fact that closes the passenger history of sailing on the Atlantic. It also closes a period of a certain quality of life that will never again be shared by any of us. Stefan Batory de facto ended the era of transatlantic passenger shipping.

[@OldShippinglines]

Thank you so much for watching sir 😁 👍🏽

[@wwiertus]

@@OldShippinglines Entire plesure is mine ). I am wandering how the idea and knowleage about polish ships comes into your mind? There was also Hamburg Amerca line. There was sweedish or durch ships also, or Italians ships. Bigger faster . Perhaps dont have such amaizing history like Batory.

[@OldShippinglines]

@@wwiertus There are indeed lesser-known ships from different countries. However, my goal with my channel is to illuminate these ships, giving them the recognition they deserve. I was introduced to the Batory through a friend Her life and story were so captivating that I felt compelled to make a video about her.

[@wwiertus]

@@OldShippinglines very charming . I am glad you discover this amaizing story)

[@Mr.NotLaugh]

Really awesome ship :>

[@vet-7174]

Good Vid !

[@OldShippinglines]

Thank you so much

[@BimDaTitanicNerd]

cool video i learned somethin new today

[@OldShippinglines]

Thank you so very much

[@theshipenthusiast]

Noice

[@bhagyashreesingh5124]

Batory is a sister ship

[@OldShippinglines]

she was yes