Sinking of the S.S Princess Sophia - 2023 CGI Animation

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A CGI animation I put together over the course of two weeks, of how the S.S Princess Sophia of the Canadian Pacific Railway Line met her destructive end, and sank with all aboard.
This is my personal tribute to one of my favorite ships ; The Princess Sophia - a ship whose story is seldom told in full. May we never forget the many souls who were lost aboard the Princess Sophia on October 25, 1918. 💐⚓️
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⭐️⚠️ DISCLAIMER :
This simulation is based on historical information that was meticulously researched and stitched together for this simulation. With the vessel having been lost with all aboard it, it is impossible to know for sure what happened to her in her final moments. My simulation here is intended to represent what may have happened when the Princess Sophia met her end, as based upon all evidence available.
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⭐️⚓️ BREIF HISTORY :
The S.S Princess Sophia was a standalone passenger liner built for fast, comfortable, safe, and reliable costal service for the Canadian Pacific Line in 1911. The vessel was 245 ft (75m) in length, and could carry up to 500 passengers. Throughout her short life, the Princess Sophia had a somewhat uneventful career. For a brief time period, she served honorably as a troop transport during The Great War, and was afterwards, refitted.
At Approx. 2:10 A.M, on October 24, 1918, the Princess Sophia ran into Vanderbilt Reef. Throughout her over 40 hours on the reef, help would come and go, though little could be done to assist the wrecked liner as a result of the heavy seas, winds, and dangerous reef she sat upon. On October 26, 1918 at 4:50 P.M, the wireless operator aboard the Princess Sophia transmits several desperate messages. "Ship foundering on reef. Come at once." The vessel was at this time, rotating upon the reef slowly after partially being freed from the reef as a result from the rising tides. It is believed that the vessel was not yet sinking by this time, but was rather being viciously slammed by heavy seas. The vessel throughout this time would slowly take on water as she continued to rotate. Between 5:50P.M and 6:00P.M. (times disputed), the Princess Sophia would finally dislodge itself from the reef, and go under. As the vessel slid down the submerged slope of the reef, submerging deeper and deeper in rapid succession, a few of her boilers bursted, causing oil to gush out of the vessel. As indicated by early dives to the wreck of the vessel, the Princess Sophia destroyed herself as she went down. She was found twisted, partially collapsed, deckhouses partially shaved away, and decks partially pancaked upon each other ; which is a telltale sign of a swift, and violent sinking. Of the 364 who were aboard, there were no survivors, except for a dog who was found ashore covered in oil, and badly hurt. An officer of the vessel also made it ashore, but unfortunately slipped on the rocky shoreline, soaked and slippery from the heavy storms, and was lost after falling upon them. He was found several days later. All that remained of the Princess Sophia was but a mast, partially sticking above the water.
My hope is that this simulation can provide a better understanding to how the Princess Sophia may have met her end. This is dedicated as a tribute to those who were lost. May we never forget them. 💐⚓️
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⭐️ CREDITS :
Animation : Liam Sharpe
Princess Sophia Modifications : Liam Sharpe
Original Princess Sophia Model : ‘Tmaj’ Modelos 3D
Music : “Bow Wow” (Piano piece playing in beginning), “Lacrimosa - Mozart Requiem”
Special Thanks to : “Titanic : Honor and Glory” for providing certain sound effects.
Softwares Used : Blender, Cap Cut, KineMaster

[@liamsharpe23]

⭐️ *QUICK DISCLAIMER :* ⭐️ This simulation is based on historical information that was meticulously researched and stitched together for this simulation. With the vessel having been lost with all aboard it, it is impossible to know for sure what happened to her in her final moments. My simulation here is intended to represent what may have happened when the Princess Sophia met her end, as based upon all evidence available. Read below for an explanation of the events surrounding her loss. *SINKING CONTEXT :* On October 26, 1918 at 4:50 P.M, the wireless operator aboard the Princess Sophia transmits several desperate messages. "Ship foundering on reef. Come at once.", followed by “For GODS SALE hurry. There is water coming in my room.”. The vessel was at this time, rotating upon the reef slowly after partially being freed from the reef as a result from the rising tides. It is believed that the vessel was not yet sinking by this time, but was rather being viciously slammed by heavy seas, hence the desperate wireless messages from the operator. The vessel throughout this time would slowly take on water as she continued to rotate. Between 5:50P.M and 6:00P.M. (times disputed), the Princess Sophia would finally dislodge itself from the reef, and go under. As the vessel slid down the submerged slope of the reef, submerging deeper and deeper in rapid succession, a few of her boilers bursted, causing oil to gush out of the vessel. As indicated by early dives to the wreck of the vessel, the Princess Sophia destroyed herself as she went down. She was found twisted, partially collapsed, deckhouses partially shaved away, and decks partially pancaked upon each other ; which is a telltale sign of a swift, and violent sinking. Of the 364 who were aboard, there were no survivors, except for a dog who was found ashore covered in oil, and badly hurt. An officer of the vessel also made it ashore, but unfortunately slipped on the rocky shoreline, soaked and slippery from the heavy storms, and was lost after falling upon them. He was found several days later. All that remained of the Princess Sophia was but a mast, partially sticking above the water. My hope is that this simulation can provide a better understanding to how the Princess Sophia may have met her end. This is dedicated as a tribute to those who were lost. May we never forget them. 💐⚓️ Thank you for checking out my animation! This was my personal tribute to one of my favorite ships ; The Princess Sophia - a ship whose story is seldom told in full. May we never forget the many souls who were lost aboard the Princess Sophia on October 25, 1918. 💐⚓️

[@Joyce_Aneila]

thats just sad to survive a ship sinking just to die from falling onto rocks trying to reach safety

[@whocrusader5179]

Hey, @liamsharpe23, can you do a simulation of the MV DOÑA PAZ and VECTOR simulation?

[@Justarandompersonblahblahidc]

If you don’t know there was one non human survivor, it was a dog found in the oil after the sinking, he was alive, that one dog wa s the only survivor…

[@liamsharpe23]

Indeed - the dog was found in poor state as well, shivering, covered in oil, and injured. Thankfully however, in spite of the injuries, the dog was alive, and would recover. One human did make it ashore, but it is presumed he slipped on rocks, and passed away as a result of his fall.

[@Nightmarionne-FNaF]

@@liamsharpe23blud had plot armor

[@Sss25865]

Poor lad

[@robrichards8074]

Their is an episode of "Disasters of the Century" that covers the story of this sad event Its on Bad Day HQ, if anyone is interested, Great re-creation, keep up the good work.

[@ShadrakJohn]

Ever since then, if a ship is ever grounded passengers need to be taken off for their own safety. No matter how bad the weather is.

[@MassimoCalderaro-u8h]

3:57 This explosion is either caused by strong waves and winds crashing into the engine room and boiler room and exploding the boiler that sent a cloud of black smoke escaping from the two sides on deck and out of the funnel.

[@malcolmmorin]

Dives to the wreck found that all of her boilers were intact.

[@MassimoCalderaro-u8h]

@@malcolmmorin It's just an info that that explosion was either caused by strong winds and waves entering the engine room to boiler room that heated up the boiler and exploded it as a cloud of black smoke escapes the aft part of the ship and also seen coming out of the funnel.

[@TandMe]

great work!

[@Rilhon]

What a haunting sinking. Must have been absolutely terrifying to be aboard during her final minutes... Great animation!

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

Nice stuff.

[@AtarahDerek]

There was one survivor: An English setter, who showed up in Juneau, covered in oil.

[@DieUnstillbareGier]

Amazing work you have done, Liam. It looks so realistic and I've been waiting for years for a animation of The Sinking of SS Princess Sophia. May the all 364 souls lost on her Rest In Peace and may it never be forgotten.

[@bunkerhill4854]

Video seems good, but I find the time the text is on screen too be much too short. No time to read and absorb.

[@liamsharpe23]

Noted! Thanks for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂

[@remtanic2617]

Amazing video, its good to see the sinking put together like this. However, I must ask, why does the ship suddenly explode? I get that she broke apart and all, but where do the flames at about 3:58 come from?

[@liamsharpe23]

Some of her boilers would have still been running to keep heat running for passengers during the cold night. As a result, the boilers would have likely bursted, which may have caused oil to leak from the ship. Historians on this subject suggest that her boilers bursted, which blew out the undersides, and caused her to meet her end very rapidly thereafter. Though of course, there is no way of knowing for sure how her end happened, as all were lost. Hope this sheds a little bit of light on your question. 🙂

[@remtanic2617]

@@liamsharpe23 It does, many thanks!

[@scurly0792]

Incredible animation, and what a chilling tale you have brought to life!

[@LJKMagic]

HMNZS Maimai

[@S.S_Oakland]

3:58 I don’t k ow why did it explode?

[@TheShipGuy.]

excellent!

[@liamsharpe23]

Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😄

[@DannyDraws1912]

This looks absolutely amazing Liam!🤩

[@liamsharpe23]

Thank you so much! 🙂

[@DannyDraws1912]

@@liamsharpe23 No problem :)

[@menofcatholicism]

Absolutely brilliant, great job Liam

[@Fishycheese99]

My god, I’ve never even heard of this ship or her story. It’s horrific….

[@liamsharpe23]

Absolutely agreed. It’s in my opinion, one of the saddest maritime calamities that took place. 😕 I hope you enjoyed the simulation!

[@Fishycheese99]

@@liamsharpe23 I absolutely did! I’d love for you to make simulations similar to this one!

[@puterboy2]

This ship deserves to be in Grand Voyage because she deserves to be explored.

[@gonbe6812]

preach on god brother

[@could_possiblybe_thane07echo]

While a very nice animation, theres very little time of the sophia just sailing as normal, we're just thrown straight into the sinking, a little jarring. Also, the excessive use of "..." is a little strange. But overall, very nice!

[@liamsharpe23]

I appreciate the kind words! Though the purpose of this was not to showcase any sailing, but rather her demise. To prevent focus being taken away from the actual sinking, I did not include any sailing shots beforehand, and chose to focus on how she met her demise. Thanks for watching!

[@could_possiblybe_thane07echo]

​@liamsharpe23 oh, okay then :]

[@MrSirlulzalot]

Honestly, I hate to downvote AND unsubscribe, but come on, man!!!?? I barely closed my eyes, and how much did I miss because you are using unprompted subtitles!? Lulz. Wut. Are you even real 😳? ❤