Lusitania Sinks in REAL TIME | 18 Minutes of Terror

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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[StoriedHistory]

It amazes me a single teenager is making these as essentially a hobby.

Jack, if you see this, regardless of what ship and what version, you are always improving and making these a watch.

[JustPippaNY]

Titanic and Lusitania are such an interesting contrast. Titanic had fewer lifeboats and a relatively poorly trained crew. But she sank in just under three hours and in such a way that almost all the boats were safely launched. Lusitania had plenty of lifeboats. But her sinking was chaotic and many of the boats smashed upon launch.

[pyronei]

The pan out towards the whirling propeller as people drifted towards it, and letting the camera pan away before seeing anything as a "you can guess what happened here" is just chilling.

[lukethomas.]

God, imagine traveling up in one of those elevators, it's travelling up, then it grinds to a stop, the lights go out, the doors won't open.. terrifying

[RobCLynch]

I can't believe that I began watching a video about a historical sinking and a cruise ship ad comes on

[connorredshaw]

I can't imagine what those poor people went through in those 18 minutes. Especially those lost in the pitch black corridors or trapped in the elevators.

It may have only taken the Lusitania 18 minutes to sink. But for those onboard, it must have been the longest and haunting 18 minutes of their lives.

[Juno_-]

4:09 One aspect of the Lusitania sinking I find the most terrifying is how quickly she started rolling. That explosion absolutely devastated her hull.

[julieputney]

This is so amazing. All of the detail, the different perspectives and points of view are so vivid and really bring this to life. Many thanks to you all for creating this.

[markup]

The fact that there is no voiceover... its chilling...

And therefore the perfect decision... Terrifying though it may be. Great everyone involved!

[maxomans]

Crazy how unsuccessful the launching of the life boats was, it's basically safer to stay on the ship and wait it out instead of risking your life in a life boat that crashes down or gets crushed by another

[GamingGrenade]

It's horrifying that we can have a real-time sinking video that is only 18 minutes long

[happycoati]

The sight of the propeller churning towards the passengers from lifeboat 10 at 10:20 is absolutely gutwrenching. Amazing video!

[missvidabom]

The music and the ship in the distance, then the echo and plunge underwater to reveal the u-boat. I had chills. Phenomenal storytelling, fabulous animation, and brilliant directing.

[NonsensicalNauticalRambings]

I love that the anti fouling has green on it, and the water is absolutely gorgeous. The same can be said about literally anything in this animation, but the light of the waters surface reflecting on the U-Boat is what made the deal for me. Phenomenal work to all on the Liner Design team.

[Randomeris]

I like how the passengers absolutely refuse to remove their hats

[andrewray]

These three Lusitania videos you have put together are absolutely outstanding. The narration on the first two is faultless. The research gone into these has clearly taken time and effort. The animation is just incredible. Well done and thank you to all involved in these three films. A credit to each person involved.

[southern_railman]

This disaster is a soft and grim reminder as to why you should NEVER take an elevator/lift in case of an emergency.

[kitebarbie]

I used to work on a cruise ship and we got into some heavy seas, that was terrifying enough—I can’t even imagine. Fantastic animation and the attention to detail (like only two funnels puffing smoke), is so appreciated. Impressive. Thank you to all at Oceanliner Designs.!!

[worldofhunter]

18:45 I am blown away by how that shot looks so similar to a famous painting depicting this disaster. The way the angle is at, the way the water lightning is.

[Wagnerian]

Excellent animation, really capturing how terrifying it must've been. RIP to those who died.