Another great video. And to split the finest hairs, but Liverpool and it’s Mersey ferry is just about in the western hemisphere. But regardless, still a precious piece of Nova Scotian history.
Something puzzles me: These remains are clearly visible as such. I would tend to assume they always have been. Would there not be a "word of mouth" local lore to corroborate the idea that it is the Dartmouth? Or was it completely buried long enough that such knowledge would have been lost by the time it was visible again?
Yes- just about EVERY town and city tears down their history and replaces them with "soul-less" square boxes……sad. Was up in Athens,NY a while ago and found the spot of the Swallow wreck. Very cool to have watched your presentation then go to the site. Thanks for another fantastic video!
Maybe we can see a documentary about the sight where the Mary Ellen Carter struck 3 mile rock. I know she was raised a year after her wreck, but there could still be some wreckage there… 🙂
I have a suggestion for a new video: the sinking of the Arabia Steamboat in (i believe) the Missouri river. While the sinking itself might not be so extraordinary they have a beautiful museum in Kansas City and it's like a giant time capsule of that time. It's really interesting how they found the boat, where they found it and how they were able to preserve many of the artifacts inside. They had to develop special "ovens" that very slowly remove the humidity from the objects without damaging them. They also have many different medicine bottles from that time that they refuse to identify because there's a big chance their components are illegal nowadays and if that was the case they would have to dispose of them. I had a great time in that museum
Always sad to see a beautiful ship just sitting, If you get the chance check the SS Daisy out she's sitting underneath the Macdonald bridge, If you're In NFL at any point check out the "Bulldog of the North" SS Kyle In Harbor Grace.
A good challenge for you would be to try to find the wreck of the chippewa. A ferry that sank in the early 1970s near the near the Collinsville Fishing Resort near stockton, on the sacramento rkver. The resort was bought in the 1980s and demolished, leading some historians to believe this was also the end of the line for chippewa. although no records exist indicating she was scrapped. However, as late as 2020, satellite photos of the area show an unnatural shape on the bottom of the Sacramento River at the site, roughly matching the dimensions of the Chippewa, meaning her hull may have survived, even if as a shipwreck. I can't really go to stockton, not sure if you can either. If that is the case, to anybody reading this, please help us find chippewa's wreck.
Fascinating stories, all represented by some worn out timbers. Thank you for the film – I really enjoyed it. Must admit, when I saw the title I thought you meannt Dartmouth, Devon, England! There are some interesting wrecks lying in the Dart estuary there, with some good back stories too.
Hey ik you mainly only talk about things that happened in the US but the story of ship SS Park Victory is something that may interest you. It was an American cargo ship made at the end of ww2 and in 1947 at the night of Christmas Eve it sunk near the island of Utö, Finland. 10 out of the 48men crew perished but the 38 men mainly survived bc of the heroic action's of the citizens of Utö.
Although there isn't much left, I think it would be nice to preserve what's left of it, if it is indeed the Dartmouth Ferry. More so due to the historical significance. I'm inclined to believe it is the ferry, given what you's shown in the video.
A very nice video about a very interesting piece of maritime history. One minor point: At about 13:50 you refer to the ferry as "SS Dartmouth". It is my understanding that, at the time, SS stood for "screw steamer" and PS stood for "paddle steamer." It wasn't until later, when the paddle steamers were mostly gone that SS shifted to "steam ship." Is that your understanding as well? If so, she should be "PS Dartmouth"
I mean it would be neat if they could be stored like bits of historical fossils, but then there would just be lots of rotted chunks of wood in a warehouse.
Let it rot, and let it stay there. It isn't hurting anyone and it will dissappear on its own. We already have a good recording of its history and it's past the end of its life.
I'm pretty sure Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles from the Sunnyvale Trailer Park wrecked the original Dartmouth ferry while drunk and high on the way back from an April Wine concert…….. I'm pretty sure the replacement Dartmouth ferry got wrecked by Reggie from the Bible Hill Junkyard driving a huge heavy crane onto it while fleeing from the cops in said crane while tripping as hard as Anyone ever Has….. 😂
Halifax… a city that seems so bent on tearing down it's old buildings and putting up sterile soulless blocks in their place. No truer word spoken, developers and brainless politicians have destroyed this once beautiful waterfront and it's magical history and ambiance.
This, your, documentation of this history, are a major step of “preservation”, in it’s own and even if the remains of the Halifax are ultimately lost. Great and meaningful work. Thanks for sharing.
I love you content. This is the only time I think I’ve said this. You are so compressive, you tell a fantastic story from what evidence you find. Fantastic work, keep it up 👍🏼
This was an excellent video, being a proud Nova Scotian it's always lovely to find historical content on my home province. And seeing a cousin's name pop up in the credits was a real hoot too!
I am impressed by your ability to take a bunch of decaying ship's timbers
and spin it into a tale of human endeavour!
Just 2 minutes in and I want you to expand on how ferries were ever powered by horses!
Another great video.
And to split the finest hairs, but Liverpool and it’s Mersey ferry is just about in the western hemisphere. But regardless, still a precious piece of Nova Scotian history.
Well done Tom. Another great video.
Hi Tom! Were there many retired vessels used as a barge in the 1930's? What else could this be?
So I take it it's too late to restore the ship? lol
Something puzzles me: These remains are clearly visible as such. I would tend to assume they always have been. Would there not be a "word of mouth" local lore to corroborate the idea that it is the Dartmouth? Or was it completely buried long enough that such knowledge would have been lost by the time it was visible again?
Great video Tom!
Good video thanks 👍
Fantastic video, as always. You should be a fulltime explorer!
Fascinating
Fabulous and love to see old film of Halifax
Wait wait wait. Horse powered ferry? How does that work?
Yes- just about EVERY town and city tears down their history and replaces them with "soul-less" square boxes……sad. Was up in Athens,NY a while ago and found the spot of the Swallow wreck. Very cool to have watched your presentation then go to the site. Thanks for another fantastic video!
I love your love of history! Another fantastic video.
So good to see another video. Time must be rare with a baby but I really appreciate the time it takes to create these videos.
Maybe we can see a documentary about the sight where the Mary Ellen Carter struck 3 mile rock. I know she was raised a year after her wreck, but there could still be some wreckage there… 🙂
Just a quick point, it’s the Mersey ferry in Liverpool also in the western hemisphere? The Mersey is tidal there too so also salt water?
I have a suggestion for a new video: the sinking of the Arabia Steamboat in (i believe) the Missouri river. While the sinking itself might not be so extraordinary they have a beautiful museum in Kansas City and it's like a giant time capsule of that time. It's really interesting how they found the boat, where they found it and how they were able to preserve many of the artifacts inside. They had to develop special "ovens" that very slowly remove the humidity from the objects without damaging them. They also have many different medicine bottles from that time that they refuse to identify because there's a big chance their components are illegal nowadays and if that was the case they would have to dispose of them. I had a great time in that museum
Vert interesting. great work…. thank you
Pretty cool. As a Nova Scotian it would be pretty neat to go see this um uh 'wreck'. Thanks for sharing this bit of Canadian history
Im from Nova Scotia close to three fathom harbour and would like to check it out? Where in three fathom harbour was it exactly?
Always sad to see a beautiful ship just sitting, If you get the chance check the SS Daisy out she's sitting underneath the Macdonald bridge, If you're In NFL at any point check out the "Bulldog of the North" SS Kyle In Harbor Grace.
A pile of garbage, clean it up 🤪
Great video I'm from Nova Scotia and I really enjoyed the local history
A good challenge for you would be to try to find the wreck of the chippewa. A ferry that sank in the early 1970s near the near the Collinsville Fishing Resort near stockton, on the sacramento rkver. The resort was bought in the 1980s and demolished, leading some historians to believe this was also the end of the line for chippewa. although no records exist indicating she was scrapped. However, as late as 2020, satellite photos of the area show an unnatural shape on the bottom of the Sacramento River at the site, roughly matching the dimensions of the Chippewa, meaning her hull may have survived, even if as a shipwreck. I can't really go to stockton, not sure if you can either. If that is the case, to anybody reading this, please help us find chippewa's wreck.
Fascinating stories, all represented by some worn out timbers. Thank you for the film – I really enjoyed it. Must admit, when I saw the title I thought you meannt Dartmouth, Devon, England! There are some interesting wrecks lying in the Dart estuary there, with some good back stories too.
So glad you made it to Nova Scotia. Welcome to my beautiful country, man! 🇨🇦❤
Hey ik you mainly only talk about things that happened in the US but the story of ship SS Park Victory is something that may interest you. It was an American cargo ship made at the end of ww2 and in 1947 at the night of Christmas Eve it sunk near the island of Utö, Finland. 10 out of the 48men crew perished but the 38 men mainly survived bc of the heroic action's of the citizens of Utö.
Although there isn't much left, I think it would be nice to preserve what's left of it, if it is indeed the Dartmouth Ferry. More so due to the historical significance. I'm inclined to believe it is the ferry, given what you's shown in the video.
A very nice video about a very interesting piece of maritime history. One minor point: At about 13:50 you refer to the ferry as "SS Dartmouth". It is my understanding that, at the time, SS stood for "screw steamer" and PS stood for "paddle steamer." It wasn't until later, when the paddle steamers were mostly gone that SS shifted to "steam ship." Is that your understanding as well? If so, she should be "PS Dartmouth"
I mean it would be neat if they could be stored like bits of historical fossils, but then there would just be lots of rotted chunks of wood in a warehouse.
Let it rot, and let it stay there. It isn't hurting anyone and it will dissappear on its own. We already have a good recording of its history and it's past the end of its life.
Great video…👍
can you please do a video on the spacho Ferry. i think thats its name but it opartid and sank in
mane.
I wonder if taking a metal detector to that beach would turn up more of those knees…
Sad but a cool story
I'm pretty sure Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles from the Sunnyvale Trailer Park wrecked the original Dartmouth ferry while drunk and high on the way back from an April Wine concert…….. I'm pretty sure the replacement Dartmouth ferry got wrecked by Reggie from the Bible Hill Junkyard driving a huge heavy crane onto it while fleeing from the cops in said crane while tripping as hard as Anyone ever Has….. 😂
Reminds me of how I can just walk up to a wreck in my hometown, although she's..a little buried at the moment.
HMAS Sydney. Little did they know that was not to be their last encounter…😢
Yet another great story told, Tom. Thank you.
Well done Young Maratime Historian
Halifax… a city that seems so bent on tearing down it's old buildings and putting up sterile soulless blocks in their place. No truer word spoken, developers and brainless politicians have destroyed this once beautiful waterfront and it's magical history and ambiance.
This, your, documentation of this history, are a major step of “preservation”, in it’s own and even if the remains of the Halifax are ultimately lost.
Great and meaningful work.
Thanks for sharing.
So glad this popped back up in my feed! This is the first time I've noticed YouTube unsubscribing me from a channel I enjoy.
I love you content. This is the only time I think I’ve said this. You are so compressive, you tell a fantastic story from what evidence you find. Fantastic work, keep it up 👍🏼
Your videos are so interesting and informative. Thank you!!
i love the music in the background, im not even a country person but its so relaxing i wish there was a source for the music!
Would love to see a video like this one the shipwreck similar to this at sleeping bear dunes in michigan
This is so informative!!! Fantastic reporting; I love this kind of content!🌻🌼🐝
This was an excellent video, being a proud Nova Scotian it's always lovely to find historical content on my home province. And seeing a cousin's name pop up in the credits was a real hoot too!