“Lusitania: The Greyhound’s Wake” Update May, 2023

[@jesusaranda3726]

I always was fascinated by lusitania she seemed a lot more Victorian looking than her rivals titanic and Olympic. I’m sad she’s not as well documented as titanic is but this will allow us to see angles of the ships interior that haven’t been seen by human eyes in over a century. What you’re doing here is beautiful and I thank you for the hard work and dedication. You really re opened one of my childhood passions for beautiful ships like this.

[@randomrazr]

aquatania was far more grander interior wise then the olympic class.

[@connorpusey5912]

Do you mean Lusitania’s interior or exterior was more Victorian looking?

[@connorpusey5912]

@Super Nostalgia Doesn’t really pertain to this comment, but absolutely, amen! 👍

[@jorgecas5678]

@SuperNostalgia. That has nothing to do with the video xd

[@claudiadarling9441]

Her maiden voyage was 1907, they laid the keel down in 1904, which means they were designing her before that. So she's really the last of the Victorians in a way.

[@jamesytgaming]

It's amazing how you guys reenacted the ship exactly as it was, to the smallest details. This reenactment is second to none and should be given them recognition to the team what is due. Love your channel ❤

[@noahdavidson8733]

Tom, I’ve followed your work since you were designing ships for Virtual Sailor over ten years ago. So amazed to see where you’re at now, the work you’ve completed. Here’s to ten more years, and many more.

[@andrewdias478]

when I was a kid I never thought I would meet another person who played Virtual Sailor lol

[@MrBibi86]

didn't he also use to be with Titanic Honor and Glory? what happened? Did he have a falling out with the other guys?

[@patricknehmetallah1274]

@@MrBibi86 I also wonder what happened with that. But, in my opinion THG is finished. It's almost like every time there's a new version of Unreal Engine, they want to build a new hull. And now they're undertaking a huge painstaking task of recreating the hull of the ship plate by plate. It's sad to say, but I have serious doubts the game will ever actually come out and be sinkable.

[@bobbuilder3656]

Literally sat at the old head of Kinsale, Ireland, about to visit the memorial when I get this notification! Looking forward to the project!!

[@kairos4486]

I remember watching a documentary over 20 years ago about the sinking, and the words of one German historian have always stuck with me. "The sinking of the Lusitania was one of the first cases of modern total war... a terrible thing of course".

[@jaredquinn1949]

The Liners: Ships of War

[@carrolmcdonald8611]

Wow! What an amazing recreation of this beautiful ship, I could actually imagine myself on it! You guys should be incredibly proud of yourselves, this has been a real privilege to watch. Very many thanks, with much love, and gratitude from Scotland 🙏🤗x

[@juliemanarin4127]

Absolutely!! Superb...greetings to you from Chicago! My mom was from Bedford England!

[@carrolmcdonald8611]

@@juliemanarin4127 Aww bless, thank you Julie 🤗 Your mother probably wouldn’t recognise Bedford now! Sadly, like many other places, they haven’t changed for the better! Scotland is the same, although I’m really lucky because I’m away from the big cities, Aberdeen being my nearest 20 miles away, we’ve even had lots of sun this week, 😃let’s hope it lasts for a while. 🤗xx

[@allamericantravels]

Absolutely fantastic! I’m glad to see that Lusitania is finally getting some real love, it’s long overdue!

[@imagine4414]

I'm really looking forward for the Lusitania game Tom. It's been a year and a half since I first saw in your channel. That was August 2021.

[@TheGreatBigMove]

Thanks for the update, I'm very much looking forward to this.

[@snowblindburd]

Looks like y'all have been doing great work on this! We're in a golden age of ship recreations and I'm here for it.

[@debratorntore9539]

Hi Tom, I’m on here after watching faces of the forgotten. Ron mentioned you. Can’t wait to see what your shows will show. God Bless

[@PartTimeExplorer]

I’m actually with Ron right this minute!

[@christophermaccool8029]

@@PartTimeExplorer how is the Greyhound's Wake coming so far have you modeled up and created and added more rooms to explore on The Lusitania? also, there is this video game studio called Herteractive that makes these mystery games of Nancy Drew where you solve mysteries of all kinds and you also get to explore places like you are with the Lusitania in this simulation maybe you and your friends can join them and help them out with their animation and maybe suggest a mystery for them with either Titanic or Britanic or even The Lusitania or all the above.

[@furiousfemmeyazeth3362]

Waowe... for being a WIP this is beyond impressive, and even if it were to be released right now I would be in awe. When sampling the sheer, and how the matrices of uneven levels overlapped each other... I felt my entire body shift along; as if I were walking in the boat myself. That's some real dedication to meticulous detail ^^. Beautiful

[@teribelleau137]

This is fantastic! The attention to detail is remarkable. One truly can feel part of the ship as it's explored. I so love all of your videos I've seen...on land and sea. Thanks for making me feel a part of History.

[@monsieurcommissaire1628]

You've done breathtaking work here. It's amazing to see how different her interiors were from her sister's. Mauretania had a darker look, with a lot of carved wood paneling. Lusitania is so light and airy! Just magnificent. What you're doing with these great ships is a gift to humanity, and a moving tribute to the ships that brings them back to vivid life for those of us who weren't born in time to witness the Golden Age of Ocean Travel.

[@kinggalloway-ortiz3346]

So you’re doing the Empress of Ireland next??? And PUH-LEASE add the regal suite in this so we can explore it, im so impressed with the Lusi/Mauretania’s regal suites 😩

[@CoffeeHobby]

This really feels like the future for museums/historic experiences. A new genre in video games driven by some of the most passionate people around.

[@nonamesplease6288]

I am reading Dead Wake right now. It's a fantastic book. I look forward to having visials to flesh out the events in my mind.

[@theevilplaguedoctor6464]

I cant wait! I love Lusitania! She is absolutely my favorite ocean liner, she was just so beautiful!

[@telephonepole1770]

I cannot express how excited I am for this project. The Lusitania is truly a fascinating ship, and I think it’s wonderful the amount of work you guys are putting into this.

[@VanessaScrillions]

Your videos are seriously some of the best on the internet. Thank you so, so much for what you do

[@katherineozbirn6426]

I read the book Dead Wake on the sinking of the Lusitania; the sadness of the ship's destruction as well a loss of life and artifacts is awful. Eighteen minutes and down. You and your fellows are doing a great service to history. Thank you so much.

[@user-tw7dd4jx2h]

Simply outstanding i am completely hocked your back ground history on all your subjects is a wonder keep on !

[@WazzaRitazza]

This is incredible!!! I am SO EXCITED to see the final product!!!! And Empress of Ireland too, excellent!!

[@panterxbeats]

I listened to the album and I have to say it's absolutely fantastic. It was cool to hear some classic works like "Oh, You Beautiful Doll". I particularly love the vintage renditions. Amazing work and congrats to you, J. Kent & Tessa Layton.

[@atlanticliners]

Thank you for the kind feedback, my wife and I really appreciate it!

[@gabrielvences6524]

I got CHILLS at the end of the video. That's sooo eerie. I hope someone makes a movie or miniseries on this ship besides to that docudrama made in the 2000s. I love ocean liners and this is my second favorite

[@Milos15GameplaysYT]

Looking forward to the Lusitania experience. Keep up great work with the project and all props to the team!

[@davidmcgurty1691]

You tell stories so well ... I really enjoy your stories

[@Commander-McBragg]

That piano sounds absolutely amazing. Beautifully haunting. It chokes me up with emotion.

[@Balrog-tf3bg]

Wow, I forgot how pretty the Lusitania was. Beautiful recreation!

[@robloxdude7564]

I'm loving the detail! Especially the accuracy of the detailing! You can really see that she's actually quite a small liner compared to even the Olympic Class.

[@20thCenturyManTrad]

Tom, I really love your channel, my Dad and I consider it a gem. God bless you!

[@SezFrancis1]

This is looking brilliant Tom! You and the team have been working very hard to create all of this amazing game! You should be very proud 🙂

[@aladygunslinger6469]

I am one of your new followers (subscribers) and I am blown away by the work you all have done so far. So very detailed and authentic. I loved the recent live event and was engrossed from beginning to end.

[@deathsroommate96]

Hey Tom, I have just stumbled across your videos on lost ship history and glad I did so, whilst watching your video on the S.S Sachem and through this one I wondered if you had heard of the Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter. She went down in November of 75 now sitting at the bottom of Lake Superior with an eerie tale to follow that I’m sure you’ll find as interesting as I do. Your project looks fantastic and I can’t wait to see the finished product.

[@deborahstafford8850]

Beautiful. Music adds to recreation and authenticity..

[@alfiea1211]

Just when I finally got my head round the layout of Titanic, I'm going to have to memorize all of Lusitania's corridors.

[@Gamex99999]

The number one experience I'm waiting for on Steam. I swear that when the page will be out I'll be on it and be one of the first five or ten to buy it!

[@FluxKitten]

For seeing this the first time, this is an amazing amount of detail. Y'all are doing a fantastic job. Can't wait to see the final

[@briannelson3686]

Thanks for this update Tom. Congratulations on all of your new subscribers, which is a reflection of your top notch quality content and channel! Very well deserved! You and your team do such a great job with your videos and I'm really looking forward to this Lusitania museum and book! Thanks so much for all you do!

[@connorredshaw7994]

Great to it all coming together really well can't wait to see it finished you have all done a marvelous job well done 👍

[@TheTransatlanticExchange]

What a thoroughly gorgeous and phenomenal endeavour of art that the Part-Time Explorer Team has created that brings the RMS Lusitania back to life. The details and digital mastery are extraordinary and tell the story of an entire age and society that was thought lost. The music and survivor voices ensure her story will live on. Having literally disembarked off RMS Queen Mary 2 this morning in Southampton, we met a lady who had joined the Cunard liner MV Queen Victoria for the 100th anniversary commemoration of the sinking of Lusitania. She said it was the most poignant and memorable cruise she had been on with the families of those lost and survivors, dignitaries and the people of Cobh/Queenstown in attendance with prominent roles. We realised last night that our disembarkation day was the 108th anniversary of the sinking, quite coincidentally. Upon learning of a deep interest in the human story of this great ship, she expressed her wish to gift the menus from that voyage to my archive and items from Lusitania, including a window from the starboard forward boat deck. For those on the Part-Time Explorer Team with an interest, you have our utmost support. Many thanks for your time, dedication and commitment to bringing this important chapter in history back to life and the attention of future generations.

[@Shipwright1918]

Looking forward to it, as well as the Empress of Ireland. Strikes me that with these two projects eventually being completed, there would be only one left to round off the selection of ships from the Lost Liners book/series (worth looking into if one loves Ken's paintings). The Andrea Doria.

[@quantic7722]

Brilliant work and definitely a day one purchase!. We're lucky to have such talented folk in the historical ship nerd family! 😆

[@blueriver5269]

I've got goosebumps. I am so very much looking forward to this. Tom , your commentary is awesome.

[@Feline_Frenzy53]

Brilliant, Tom! I can hardly wait to see more.

[@jgdforesthills1]

This is phenomenal. You guys should receive an award for this feat. Amazing to see Lusitania in her sheer grandeur. Thanks for the long hard hours of work putting this together. Thank you. My first favorite ocean liner.

[@Fusilier7]

Looking good, now I wanna game modeling the Andrea Doria, I think it would be stellar seeing all of the artwork the vessel was famous for.

[@p.k.5455]

Looks amazing!!! The ONLY problem with your channel is that I've seen everything and hate having to wait for your next video! 😆 🤣 😂 Thank you for ALL the hard work and time that you put into these videos so we can watch and learn! I have learned much from watching your work, and it has inspired me to WANT to learn more! Thank you again!!!

[@mbb967]

Incredible work thus far!!!

[@maheshmali7310]

oh my God... very smooth and gorgious walkthrough of Lusitania... Very great work... Hopefully many more such videos will be seen on Lusitania, Titanic, Britannic and Olympic like this walkthrough style... thank you

[@AlaskaTrucker]

I've studied Lusitania since the mid 1970s but never dreamed that I would walk along her decks and passageways: Beautiful job, you guys!

[@chickenpancake1614]

Been following your work for as long as I can remember. Hope this gets as much hype as Britannic did.

[@HillbillyNitroUSA]

You’re putting out great content! 🤙🏻💪🏻🤙🏻

[@johnjephcote7636]

My father, who remembered the Titanic's sinking, once, on an Irish cycling tour, spoke to the lighthouse keeper at the Old Head of Kinsale who witnessed Lusitania's sinking. He was certainly on duty and I believe the sinking was within sight of the Old Head.

[@allisonmarlow184]

The craziest thing were your images of the clear glass vases and drinking glasses on the tables in the First Class Saloon. As a sailor, I was most taken aback by the white w/black stripe winch drums in the stern. Their size was humbling. This entire project was stupifying. Just fabulous.

[@Rachel-art-and-design]

So awesome. So much work. Great job to all involved. 🎉❤

[@RockyStJohns]

This is amazing. Who ARE you people?! I’m so impressed with everything about this. The modelling, the animation, the music, the INSANE attention to detail, the storytelling. WELL DONE! BRAVO! Can’t wait to see the finished product.

[@averaghistorian]

It’s crazy how you’ve grown so much I,be been here since the very beginning

[@ubatakastianandreneple8908]

Thanx 🙏🙏🙏love all your work Peace from Norway

[@user-iamRobinV68]

Wow so awesome. The story is amazing. Very interesting. Good job 👍 😊

[@thomasfuller5932]

Love the work!

[@MarieFletcher-tw7io]

Hi Tom. New subscriber to yr channel. luv every thing to do with history. recommend from faces of the forgotten. from 🇬🇧 an old cockney gal. b safe take care. 😄👍👍

[@lostrailbeds8289]

This is simply amazing work! You deserve all the good things to come from your efforts!

[@KnightOwl-kn6gm]

Wow this was amazing attention to detail. Bravo!

[@Remyfox819]

Incredible. Truly incredible! The sets and designs are so well detailed. Also, they're gonna do the Empress of Ireland next? Awesome!

[@MikeFugily-hj3ok]

Great job... incredible 👍. Will continue to watch your channel. "Lucy" one of my favorites 😊

[@darthdevious]

Looks really good, Tom. You and the team are doing an amazing job!

[@annegoodreau4925]

Your attention to detail for both the museum and the storytelling are just fantastic, but you know what has me glued to this? The music. About a decade later (mid to late 1920's) my father actually played piano on cruise ships. This whole era fascinates me. I've gone right over to Spotify, but I'd love to have more information about the music, the performers, sheet music availability, everything. I'm just fascinated, and so glad you've gone into this much detail.

[@FacesoftheForgotten]

Outstanding work Tom and team. Really looking forward to seeing this as it develops. Congrats on the explosive growth of your channel. I saw it coming 👍

[@JamesDaffyBenderDonald]

Marvelous. Your model of Lucy (as those who affectionately nicknamed) is magnificent. Also, it's grand you lads have devoted some time to the Empress of Ireland.

[@bowzasaurusrex]

It would be awesome if your next project is the Empress of Ireland! My great grandmother came to Canada aboard that ship years after selling her ticket to Titanic (thank goodness for that), and not too far from where I live is another Canadian Pacific ship the S.S. Keewatin, which I always love visiting. The Keewatin looks quite similar to the Empress on the inside as well

[@JarlOfSwot]

Love your work. You guys are amazing!

[@CInmiss]

Hi Tom...Cindy from Az... Ron from FOF sent me and I love what I’ve watched so far. I started with Bonnie Claire and I definitely see myself binging on my next day off! Love that your wife leaves those flowers...nice touch💐

[@RianHagebeuk]

Absolutely amazing work, and looking forward to more about this project! (I do have to say, I had to giggle about all the chairs being turned around. Must have been a heck of a night 😉)

[@randomuser395]

As soon as you began describing how well known it was, and that you were hoping to get divers in the water I knew my prediction was Empress of Ireland. I'll be real bamboozeled it its a different empress though

[@danielalvarado9019]

This is absolute magic. So much so I could cry. The Lucy is my favorite ship of all time, this is so amazing to be able to see it like this.

[@thomassecurename3152]

A stunning digital recreation. Hearty congratulations. Tom.

[@alexannedebellefeuille4583]

I sincerely wish I could like this video more than once. Your humour excels as always and appreciating the sheer amount of work put into virtually recreating this massive ocean liner makes me appreciate all the more the original work that went into creating the Lusitania in the first place. All of the people working on this project, truly, this is an amazing way to make History all the more tangible. Thank you for what you do. Edit: OMG, yesssss, I've wanted that next project of yours so dearly! Yes, please, it is imperious to get this Empress some proper attention. The teaser blows my mind already; the lighting looks gorgeous, the carvings and paintings are... truly dedication at its fineness. Wow. Just wow.

[@djean5217]

Tom, you are truly gifted! All of your videos are superb!

[@caitlincaltrider7423]

that lusitania snippet was INCREDIBLE!! can't wait to see all yalls hard work in full ♥ such a great job!

[@dormantheights]

BIG Rescepts to all your dedicated work!

[@AverageInternetEnjoyer..]

I’m pretty confident that he was hinting at the Empress of Ireland for his next project

[@sadiedavenport]

I pulled up Liners of the Golden Era earlier this week when I saw your announcement and I LOVE it. Thank you for finding these songs and making them accessible to everyone!

[@fidelabc123]

I don't think there are words to truly describe how amazing this is turning out. Wow. Great job to all of you doing this. I can't wait to see the final version.

[@leopardone2386]

What you guys are doing is amazing. As a kid I always dreamed about having a interactive experience with famous ships. Giving people something that goes beyond the photographs. As time goes on, technology improves and cost of development goes down. I hope to see a world where many of history's famous ships are digitally preserved so kids in the future like when I was young can experience these amazing vessels. As well as the amazing people who sailed upon them Thank you for what you do!

[@Oneminuteman38]

love your work your not afraid to go in depth and I do love that about your videos

[@Altezza1999]

Love how the thumbnail looks like that Ken Marschall painting.

[@doobat708]

Okay, this is stunning work, absolutely amazing, the skills, talents and research on display. Imagine if someone could walk through those models using a VR headset, that'd be *wild*. Really enjoying your sense of humor, too.

[@simplemanlovetocanoe6274]

This is going to be awsome!!! Always been interested in the Lusitania! I hope you can include the engine room! That would be AWSOME!!!

[@Astronist]

Incredible reproduction of the ship. Just one thing: if I was on board, I'd want to check the forward cargo holds. In his 1972 book, Colin Simpson makes a strong case that the ship was sunk by a cargo of boxes labelled "butter" and "cheese" - which actually contained gun cotton, of a type which would be unstable if it came into contact with sea water.

[@Brunel1858]

Thanks for the compliments! Some work has been done over the decades to try and validate the contents of the cargo hold and what has been found is that anything listed on the manifest and was recovered/found at the wreck only ever validates it, there was also some work done to validate the claim on the gun cotton and no credible source was ever found. Even if it was discovered to be true, where it was stored and where the impact of the torpedo was 100 feet+ and had three solid bulkheads separating to them, so even if it did exist, it could not have ignited

[@KiwiSentinel]

Colin Simpsons' book must be the worst thing that has happened to the study of the Lusitania. Many of his claims have been debunked. Much of this can be found in The Lusitania disaster by Bailey and Ryan and Conspiracies at Sea by J. Kent Layton.

[@Astronist]

@@Brunel1858 - Thank. So I assume you disagree with Colin Simpson, then? His book goes into the circumstances affecting the makeup of the cargo in considerable detail.

[@Brunel1858]

@@Astronist Yes, all the major Lusitania historians, like Eric & Bill Sauder, Mike P, Stuart W & J Kent Layton all have found that Most of the claims of Colin's book cannot be backed up or verified. And also the point that even if some major revelation is discovered in the future (which is highly doubtful) it would not change the outcome of the sinking since where the Torpedo struck and where any of the munitions were kept are so distant and have enough watertight compartments between them, nothing would have ignited had such explosive material existed.

[@dragnflei]

This is absolutely stunning *now* I can’t wait to see the finished project. Also loving this music!

[@bees5461]

I never was very interested in shipping history and shipwreck stories until I happened onto one of your videos. Now, I eagerly look to see if there is a notification about another video from your channel. You are a great storyteller and I have enjoyed browsing through your playlists. I've even watched some of your videos multiple times. This video walkthrough of the Lusitania is already pretty amazing, I am looking forward to the finished version.

[@chrisabraham8793]

When you think about it, we as humans are fascinated by the tragedy of a sinking ship, people drowning and being taken down or trapped in a scary massive ship. Sounds like a great project, keep up the good work.

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

Fantastic project. Best of luck with it.

[@filipdemski8303]

That is fabulous!! Keep up the good work Guys! Greetings from Poland!

[@lauracarrolldebolt9233]

Great to see an update! I’ve eagerly been awaiting this project because my great grandmother emigrated from Ireland on the Lusitania in 1911, in steerage, of course. I have found very few pictures of the steerage part of the ship.

[@barrydysert2974]

Un-be-leavable!!! i'm 60 years old. When i was a kid i remember thinking about sunken ships and how they were lost to the sea forever and would Never, Could Never, be seen again! How wrong i was and happy i am to have been wrong!!! A++ on this project !:-)

[@besweeeet2]

Love seeing the cutaway version. Also love the detail of the food menus 🤤.

[@Hi-lb8cq]

8:44 just imagine looking down at all the people eating and talking while the sun goes through the windows and shines down on the people below and lighting up the beautiful interior

[@chicagotransitauthority3161]

I’ve been waiting for something like this since I was 9 years old