Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to a new Series that is dedicated to archiving and showcasing the Evolution of Ocean Liner Horns & Whistles throughout the decades. This video is dedicated to the Ocean Liners from 1950-1959 and the wide variety of liners that served from that era. Notable ships featured are SS United States, SS Andrea Doria, SS Rotterdam, and SS Oriana, plus many more in this compilation. *Follow along as we embark on a journey hearing each Ocean Liner voice From the Decades.*

Check out the other parts from the Series
Early Years - 1910s: youtu.be/b7CD0HY35xc
1920s: youtu.be/B1NeOdnOjYc
1930s: youtu.be/JkIGA2YttrU
1940s: youtu.be/72vVkgF3UcE
1960s: youtu.be/7ZbHpTxJ1h8?si=L1Pq968Nscj3M_vM
1970s/Present: youtu.be/KPQB8tjc8Zc?si=1OwfCcy1OCl4NEuS

*Ships Featured & Sources:*
Independence - pomaibrownmusic
Independence - wolfsonapps.org/search/show_detail.php?db_id=4931&searchtype=QUICK&searchterm_quick=ship
Oronsay - youtu.be/JOavVk_I6Rc?si=jw5BwY5g1cjDksU-
Liberte - archive.org/details/the-french-line-1953
Constitution - youtube.com/@midshipcinema
Constitution - youtu.be/Lo4tZGXQKHg?si=96yt7KfbpglEek_9
Ryndam - youtu.be/S9KHwikOb3g?si=kfExb3yMCI85SdYI
Antilles - facebook.com/1616372760/videos/10220395666194513
Andrea Doria - youtube.com/@dvtenaciousatlanticwrecksa6488
Kenya Castle (Amerikanis) - 54Margriet
Kenya Castle (Presumed Whistle) - flickr.com/photos/dv-hans
United States - britishpathe.com/asset/53248
United States - butenunbinnen.de/videos/retro/schwimmende-stadt-hafen-passagierschiff-bremerhaven-100.html
Victoria (Anastasis) - youtube.com/@RhineOuse777
Uganda - https://www.gbc.gi
Kungsholm - https://www.filmarkivet.se/movies/semester-pa-atlanten/
Cristoforo Colombo - patrimonio.archivioluce.com/luce-web/detail/IL5000034755/2/-11941.html
Cristoforo Colombo - criticalpast.com/video/65675041848_Italian-food_Italian-Marble_Italian-Airlines_Italian-restaurants
Arcadia - youtube.com/@burnburniepictures
Arcadia - youtu.be/3AZDP4Wlm10?si=Qe91_2FIVyEuAjTu
Saxonia (Leonid Sobinov) - yantabachnik6624
Southern Cross - youtu.be/F6_8KqYjPF0?si=NyITpvS2Vi849IGs
Queen Frederica - Film: Beethoven Kai Bouzouki (1965)
Ivernia - youtu.be/usF1GOOU_pE?si=4kNipaUeztYJEbmf
Reina Del Mar - youtube.com/@Liverpoolsailors
Empress of Britain (Topaz) - youtube.com/@egacite
Zion (Dolphin IV) - wolfsonapps.org/search/show_detail.php?db_id=34979&searchtype=QUICK&searchterm_quick=S.S.
Carinthia (Fairsea) - jedlea8277
Oxfordshire (Fairstar) - youtu.be/xyARKujmJCE?si=iH0_4cwJF9RyMiul
Gripsholm (Regent Sea) - youtube.com/@midshipcinema
Empress of England (Ocean Monarch) - youtube.com/@burnburniepictures
Statendam (Regent Star) - youtube.com/@familyvaultofvideos4460
Sylvania - youtube.com/@Liverpoolsailors
Sylvania (Albatros) - eugenebirkenstock7870
Baudouinville (Shanghai) - youtube.com/@midshipcinema
Monterey - Roberto Philippe
Monterey - youtube.com/@magwaus
Federico C (SeaBreeze) - youtube.com/@davidpowers6920
Brasil (Queen of Bermuda) - familyvaultofvideos4460
Argentina (Enchanted Isle) - markneff9617
Atlantic (Universe) - youtube.com/@videodudecarl
Hanseatic - youtu.be/wSBDgKfvuec?si=tZBUzgkqjmsZUUMp
Rotterdam - youtube.com/@davidpowers6920
Rotterdam - Ton Wesselink
Leonardo Da Vinci - youtu.be/8JRWOb89F9k?si=ufeio2gbpChsPAPY
Pendennis Castle - huntleyarchives.com/preview.asp?image=1009290&itemw=4&itemf=0015&itemstep=1&itemx=1
Bahama star - wolfsonapps.org/search/show_detail.php?db_id=1469&searchtype=QUICK&searchterm_quick=cruise
Windsor Castle - youtu.be/ZEUadMfDz7M?si=a_Jq5ScRdkxq_2tN
Bremen - digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/video/35193/686385
Oriana - youtube.com/@musicwatch9058


*Notes:*
- Ships are categorized by "Launch" date
- Kenya Castle's Whistle is presumed to be the 3-Bell featured in DV-Hans Flickr video. Upon closer inspection, the details of the whistle matchup to other photographs but it is still unconfirmed.
- According to my research and to my best knowledge: Anastasis, Leonid Sobinov, Reina Del Mar, The Topaz, Dolphin IV, Fairsea, Fairstar, Regent Sea, Ocean Monarch, Regent Star, Albatros, Shanghai, Seabreeze, Queen of Bermuda, Enchanted Isle, and Universe all had their Horns unchanged from their previous service.


Disclaimer:
I do not own any video used in this compilation. Full Rights and Credit belong to the Original Owners and Organizations of the footage used in this video. This is primarily for archiving old footage and for the benefit of Maritime History.