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In this section we
present some interesting video clips discovered on You Tube and various
other websites. We hope you enjoy them. Note that to view some you may
need to upgrade your Quicktime or other applications if appropriate.
Also have a look at the Ship
Geek website (www.shipgeek.com)
which has a wonderful collection of video clips etc.
Featured
Video Clips from "You Tube"
A Tribute to
the Ocean Liners at Risk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7R4L9nedEU4
A mournful video set to
music in tribute to some of the great ocean liners at risk.
Appropriately it closes with a black screen. Liners featured include
S/S France, S/S United States, S/S Independence and RMS Windsor Castle.
1920s RMS Olympic and S/S
Nomadic Video Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxFGqCNh5sQ
RMS Titanic Video Clip
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhV4WMzmoZ0
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1qjHJqAG6A
A Celebration of the RMS Titanic, including extracts of James Cameron's
famous film.
The Olympic Class Liners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsh4NeoXPOg&mode=related&search=
An awesome tribute to the Olympic class liners of White Star Line.
The Building of the
Olympic Class Liners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8NQb7soH5E&mode=related&search=
The story of the construction of the Olympic class liners set to music.
The Legendary S/S Normandie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MpKTR7dJtA
Celebrating this French icon - the S/S Normandie.
A Tribute to the S/S France
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gDlrVFcgk4
A fond farewell to the magnificent S/S France using a slideshow of
pictures set to music.
The Former S/S France leaves Bremerhaven,
Germany
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb1HFrBJqkY&NR
Film footage of the former S/S France leaving Bremerhaven, Germany on
what turned out to be her final voyage bound for Alang, India via Cape
Town and Port Klang, Malaysia.
S/S France / S/S Norway -
The Grand Dame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZe57-_wLhc
A celebration of the S/S France.
Another Tribute to the S/S
France
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFWacTqMeyM
A fond farewell to the mighty S/S France.
Farewell to the S/S France
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnJcDl7KDeI
A last farewell to the glorious S/S France.
A Tribute to the S/S Norway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro1h8XaSo-k&mode=related&search=
A final farewell to the magnificent S/S France / S/S Norway.
The
Legend of the S/S United States
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_cYpS7XfuU
A celebration of America's flagship - the S/S United States.
The United States - The
First Lady of the Sea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAnvHXrbiWk
The signature song of the S/S United States set to a slideshow of
pictures.
The Big U - The Story of
the S/S United States film trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sex1qjiVX8
The Big U - film trailer introducing the story of the S/S United States.
A Cruise on board the S/S
United States in 1964
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5o8xlVhN4E
A home video of a cruise on board the S/S United States
Albert Ballin's Big Three
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvuShX9v_RM
Celebrating Albert Ballin's Big Three ocean liners: the Imperator,
Vaterland and Bismark.
RMS Aquitania
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_urBcPDPeOE
Celebrating Cunard Line's magnificent RMS Aquitania.
RMS Queen Mary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVWgmweNxLU
A celebration of the world famous RMS Queen Mary.
RMS Queen Mary and the
Yarrow Project
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tOfaR0rIGI
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-REC9qcgDo0
A presentation telling the story of the Queen Mary and also outlining
the Yarrow Project to recreate the machinery of the Queen Mary and
restore her former glory to rejuvenate her as a flagship tourist
attraction for Long Beach, California, USA.
S/S Malolo and S/S Mariposa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V02pQIzvRG4
A home film archive of Matson Line's Malolo and Mariposa, from around
the 1920s or 30s.
RMS Queen Mary
transatlantic crossing in the 1950s
http://www.shipgeek.com/QueenMaryCrossingYouTube.htm
A home film archive of a transatlantic crossing on board the RMS Queen
Mary in the 1950s.
RMS Queen Elizabeth
transatlantic crossing in 1947
http://www.shipgeek.com/QE1947YouTube.htm
A home film archive of a transatlantic crossing on board the RMS Queen
Elizabeth in 1947.
RMS Queen Mary brings the
troops home at the end of the Second World War
http://www.shipgeek.com/QMTroopTransportW.mov
Newsreel footage of Queen Mary bringing the troops home.
RMS Queen Mary arrives in
Long Beach, California, USA after her final voyage from Southampton
http://www.shipgeek.com/QMLongBeachArrivalW.mov
Archive film footage of the Queen Mary's arrival in Long Beach.
RMS Queen Mary - The Final
Voyage
Part 1: http://www.shipgeek.com/FinalePart1Web.wmv
Part 2: http://www.shipgeek.com/FinalePart2Web.wmv
Narrated slide show celebrating the final voyage of the Queen Mary.
S/S Oceanic cruises to the
Bahamas in 1966
http://www.shipgeek.com/OceanicNassau66W.mov
A home film archive of a cruise on board the S/S Oceanic to the
Bahamas.
The crew of the QE2 sing
"Amarillo" on the 2006 World Cruise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhsu9lJZxSw
A hilarious charity video from the world famous QE2 of the crew singing
Tony Christie's
"Amarillo"!
RMS St Helena - The Last
Ocean Mailship in the World
http://www.rms-st-helena.com/rmsvideo.html
A fascinating introduction by Tim Wonnacott to the RMS St Helena and
the island she serves.
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