Comments by "Andrew Brendan" (@andrewbrendan1579) on "Limping to Greatness: The Story of SS Imperator" video.

  1. Yes! Another winner from Big Old Boats! Thank you for all the time and effort you put into these excellent documentaries. I've loved ocean liners for decades but a lot of the footage here was new to me. --- Something that viewers may find of interest is that the Berengaria was to have remained in service until 1940 then be replaced by the Queen Elizabeth. In 1938 a fire broke out aboard the Berengaria while she was docked in New York. Her certification to carry passengers was revoked and the Berengaria returned to England without passengers, never to serve again as a passenger liner but was scrapped. --- Someone else may know more about this and can add a comment, but I believe Winston Churchill tried to prevent the scrapping of the Berengaria and maybe the Olympic also, knowing that the two liners would be of great value in the event of a war that appeared to be and actually was not far off.
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  2. I second the motion! I love ocean liners, but I would have avoided the Imperator. I wonder how many people who might have known a little more about ships and stability than other people or who just gave the matter a little more consideration actually did stay away from the Imperator. I wish I could remember it better or find it elsewhere, but I've read that Albert Ballin said something about the Imperator being a good hotel in a bad ship.
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