The ocean liner. This marvel of Victorian engineering came along and took the world by storm, changing the game for the shipping industry, and connecting the world like never before. Passengers who once had to brave the ruthless North Atlantic in deplorable conditions on a rickety sailing ship could now make the same crossing in a fraction of the time, and do so in unmatched comfort and luxury. After Titanic sank and the first world war ended in armistice the stage was set for a huge revival as new challengers arose to challenge Britain for dominance of the waves. The result was a series of incredible ships; French Line’s SS Ile de France, the German sisters Bremen & Europa and Italian Line’s Rex and Conte di Savoia. Each of these amazing vessels represented an enormous leap forward for the development of this incredible piece of technology and drove the evolution of the ocean liner.
This is the fourth part of a seriesd. You can find the other parts here:
Part 1 – Atlantic, Umbria, New York, Campania & Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse: This video is currently down for remastering and republishing
Part 2 – Mauretania & Lusitania, Olympic, Titanic & Britannic, France, Aquitania: https://youtu.be/dc0Tm95vplA
Part 3 – Imperator/Berengaria, Bismarck/Majestic & Vaterland/Leviathan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxQunfsqn3M
Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history’s most famous ocean liners and machines!
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0:00 Intro
5:23 Ile de France
16:34 Bremen & Europa
25:55 Rex & Conte di Savoia
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You've done it again, man!! Excellent!!!
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Bonza video, mate…
I guess the greatest French liner is going to get its own video. And deservedly so.
Conte di Savoia compared to Rex proved to be the faster vessel on her sea trails (recorded 29.43 knots, over 1.9 knots above her contracted service speed) and had more bookings overall than the Rex. It was expected that she would have captured the Blue Riband eventually (especially since Rex had engine troubles on her maiden voyage). Unfortunately luck was not on her side as seen below.
“…was so much liked by American passengers that she attracted greater bookings than the Rex. However, she had to live in the shadow of her running-mate due to the latter’s success in winning the Blue Riband. In this respect, it should be noted that it was to the Conte di Savoia that the honour was first given to make an attempt on the record.
In March, 1933 she crossed from Gibraltar to New York at an average speed of 27.53 knots, arriving at her destination a day earlier than scheduled but failing by less than 0.4 knots to beat the record then held by the German Europa. In fact, during her sea trials the Conte di Savoia had proved to be the faster of the two Italian liners and, for the first time an English publication recognised her technical superiority.” –http://www.italianliners.com/conte-di-savoia-en
Frank O Braynard’s volume on the Rex and Conte di Savoia goes further into detail to state that a disappointed Captain Lena declared that he would never attempt a run again as long as he was in command. Attempting to capture the Blue Riband is a huge expense in itself as fuel consumption jumps exponentially. When the Rex won the Blue Riband in August later that year, there was no longer any need for the Conte di Savoia to even attempt to surpass the record. It’s the same reasoning why Cunard never had Queen Elizabeth attempt to compete with the Queen Mary for the record.
The most epic human thank you our friend
We need a remake of MV oceanic lll video with these animations
Been waiting for this for soooooooooooooooo longggg!!!!!
Hi Mike, i love see these ships😃and thank you for gift☺you do good work 🥳
Simply wonderful. The mix of archival photos, a detailed script, and these digital renderings is pitch perfect.
Ah, NDL’s fabulous pair, Bremen & Europa. Two of my favourite liners of all time. ❤❤
There are some utterly beautiful shots in this video. Thank you, friend Mike Brady!
What is the music when they introduced il de France
Hello Mr Brady this is a fan of your YouTube channel here, I know this might sound a little bit dumb or weird but I'm making a school project on you and I wanted to know your age because I cannot find it anywhere, if you don't feel comfortable telling me that it's fine and I also wanted to know more about your fascination with ships and what you're planning on doing soon, thank you Mike
-Random eighth grade assignment
Good for you and well done. As an ocean liner enthusiast for the most part of my life I can tell you really know your subject. I wasn’t around when Bremen, Rex, Normandie etc we’re crossing the Atlantic, however I was fortunate to witness the end of the era when I saw over the mighty Queen Elizabeth and the beautiful Nieuw Amsterdam etc. Back then all you had to do was call at the shipping lines office in London and they would issue a boarding pass as a visitor. Imagine that happening today, not a chance.
Hi Mike, what happened to Part 1 of the series?
This series has been breathtakingly good, if that is even a word
Brilliant use of the ultra widescreen aspect ratio. Not my first choice for most things, but it's perfect for detailing the sleek liners and not wasting vertical space.
I will watch your video but next time you need your ship horn intro back. Don't fuck around with perfection man.
Sad to see an age come to an end 😢great video just as expected 😊
Paris and de grasse were very popular , The paris caught fire at Le Havre and then her wreck was strucked by Libèrte former Europa and De grasse was sunk at bordeux but raised and returned to service with one funnel.Then to replace Empress of canada that caught fire , De grasse was sold to CP Line and renamed Empress of Australia and then sold in 1956 and renamed Venezuela before she grounded at Cannes in 1962 & then scrapped at August of the same year
Île de france was converted into a troopship for ww2 and then one of her funnel was removed.Then on the 26 July 1956 She rescued survivors of Andrea doria And then sold and renamed Furansu maru.Then in 1959 she was used as a Prop for the filming of The Last Voyage and renamed Claridon.Finally , she was renamed back to Furansu maru and scrapped at Osaka
Normandie !
Teutonic ?