Uploaded July 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 Voices throughout the decades. This video is dedicated to the early ocean liners from the earliest featured ships to 1910s decade. *Follow along as we embark on a journey hearing each ocean liner voices from the decades.*

From the Decades Series:
1920s - youtu.be/B1NeOdnOjYc
1930s - youtu.be/JkIGA2YttrU
1940s - youtu.be/72vVkgF3UcE?si=kcF5n4LOMmFC-RbU
1950s - youtu.be/bzWuhHcmP60?si=zsw1gKSk4K2yCcpD
1960s - youtu.be/7ZbHpTxJ1h8?si=L1Pq968Nscj3M_vM
1970s/Today - youtu.be/KPQB8tjc8Zc?si=1OwfCcy1OCl4NEuS


*Ships Featured & Sources:*
Great Eastern youtube.com/@Locutus
Comal https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/MVTN/id/7154/rec/70
Lusitania youtube.com/watch?v=kju8lygS0lk
Mauretania youtube.com/@BritishMovietone
Olympic https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/MVTN/id/4245/rec/3
Kaiser Franz Joseph I (Gange) filmlibrary.shermangrinberg.com/index.php?s=file%3D582435
Titanic youtube.com/@vjchris4394
Imperator (Berengaria) https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/MVTN/id/3780/rec/2
Vaterland (Leviathan) https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/MVTN/id/1627/rec/275
Aquitania filmlibrary.shermangrinberg.com/?s=file=510461
Aquitania https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/MVTN/id/1775/rec/9
Paris filmlibrary.shermangrinberg.com/index.php?s=file%3D408204
Stavangerfjord https://tv.nrk.no/program/FOLA64006364
Johan de Witt https://zoeken.beeldengeluid.nl/program/urn:vme:default:program:2101608140120072931/asset/urn:vme:default:asset:2101610180604146921/segment/urn:vme:default:logtrackitem:2101703040124304524?ac=dgtl%2Canlg&q=Johan+De+Witt
Arundel Castle britishpathe.com/asset/217163


*Notes:*
- Great Eastern, although not true to her sound that is still technically her whistle albeit blown on very low pressure and was kept in due to historical significance.
- To my best knowledge Gange, Berengaria, and Leviathan (with those specific recordings) had their whistles unchanged from their previous versions.
- Arundel Castle kept the same whistles after her refit.


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 for enthusiast to learn and enjoy.