USS Sachem | Kentucky Life | KET.org

[@dustingriffith2867]

Grew up just a short hike through the woods from this. Was always really cool to visit as a kid. Before the internet only the local kids knew about it.

[@diggumsmacks8827]

I lost my secret camping spot to the internet. It's a frigging highway now.

[@0BRAINS0]

@@diggumsmacks8827 you know damn well that's where you were growing weed.

[@diggumsmacks8827]

@@0BRAINS0 Yeah. That too.

[@belindamcintosh9882]

I live in petersburg man

[@angelah8421]

from Kentucky but cannot locate the trail to this. Would love to simply take pictures. Would you disclose the location to hike this?

[@guystuard6803]

used to party and camp out on this boat in 1987 when we were in high school. Still setting in the same spot across from Lawrenceburg Indiana.

[@midnightrunner684]

Had an old Barge in Tampa Bay Fl back around 1986 and 87 ..we hung out on it as teens ..Never knew the History of it .Half of it was on shore the rest of it was sunken in the water

[@williamc.1198]

As a young sailor, I was stationed at NSGA Skaggs Island, CA in 1966. Down the road from the base was a place called Cuttings Wharf off the Napa River. In the mud next to the beer joint we used to visit, were several wooden steamships. We were told they were used as troopships and transported U.S. troops to Europe during WW I. We explored them and were pretty amazed as none of them seem to be much larger than 150' overall. I bet they could tell some neat stories were they able to talk! One of them is still visible on Google Earth just a bit to the side of a building and parking lot.

[@deletesoon70]

Thats no way to leave her, she wasn't built to be left to rot like that. Great story and footage, never heard of the Great Loop before!

[@noahjohns7954]

If you look up zoffinger on KZbin ,he’s doing the great loop currently. It goes from the Gulf of Mexico basically through okeechobee north and never going out at sea for long distances. It’s a very rigorous journey through a lot of small canals with big boats.

[@axlyoung1218]

I work on the Ohio River, linehaul Towboating. I’ve worked on lots beautiful boats. Oldest one from 1957 and in still good shape. Our main port is out of Hebron Ky. I go past Boone county. And even though I’ve heard of this boat. I didn’t know it up a creek off the River. The stories this boat and ones I’ve worked off of. If they could only Talk. This once beautiful boat. I think she’s far to gone. I don’t see them being able to save her. And it’s sad she ended up there. But she also could’ve ended up scrap many years ago. So Atleast in that little creek. She can still be remembered and tell a Story. Just hope people show respect. And not vandalize the ship any more.

[@mikekevelder1193]

It's held up better than Madonna has

[@Fektthis]

It's half her age. Of course it has.

[@MooseKnuckleMike]

Most things have

[@robgrubb420]

that Carnegie steel.

[@walterdavis4808]

The sachem is a real America's girl

[@EricFortuneJr.]

It’s sad to see a well built piece of machinery survive the Atlantic Ocean only to fall victim to a back creek hoarder and vandals. This boat would’ve been worth something had it ended up in the right hands decades ago.

[@jameswahnee435]

Eric. Your a man of intelligence and a keen eye for things that matter. Let alone a passion for these kind of vessels. I thank you for your input.

[@truck6280]

To be fair , salt and weather eats them up fast

[@EricFortuneJr.]

@@truck6280 True, but if well maintained they can last indefinitely. Look at the USS NC up in Wilmington North Carolina. That’s an 80+ year old vessel that’s survived many hurricanes over the years and it’s in saltwater. This person seems like a hoarder who probably had good intentions but then realized what it would cost to restore and maintain it so they gave up on it.

[@jameswahnee435]

@@EricFortuneJr. thank you Eric. Will do.

[@jameswahnee435]

@@truck6280 dang. I assuming that is what happened to this vessel. I didn't realize it could do that much damage.

[@derrickbarnes5352]

Phil Swift and flex seal would save it !!!

[@matthiasstephens2265]

You mean “Flex Stheel “

[@derrickbarnes5352]

@@matthiasstephens2265 no I mean flex seal

[@matthiasstephens2265]

He lisps

[@billybob2329]

Lol

[@kylephillip6433]

😂😂 that had me rolling

[@wallybrown9509]

I love history like this. It doesn’t seem right for a proud old ship like this one to meet her end this way. But we all have to go sometime.

[@wolfenstien13]

Congratulations Kentucky, you made it to the front page of KZbin. Be nice if it could be preserved in a museum because that poor boat is not sailing again.

[@weeveferrelaine6973]

You may be more knowledgeable than me on this, so I'm curious. Why couldn't someone like me with a welder, and a free week, come in and brace up the boat, and cut out the structurally compromised areas, and well in thicker plating, and then just skin up the entire exterior with thin metal. It'd only be about a week of time, and ~500 in metal, to get it floating again. After it floats, you can tug it down to where you can make an impression of the hull, and just hydro-blast out a new aluminum hull for it, of the same shape.

[@yeoldesaltydog7415]

Looks similar to the Maritime Museum of San Diego's 'Medea' She crossed paths with the Infamous HMS Hood too. I've been out on her several times when I was Active Duty in the early 2000's. It was coal powered then went oil burning. These vessels are very beautiful and luxurious. Would LOVE to see someone bring this one back to her former glory.

[@Kevin_747]

Interesting story and history. I'm in Floyd County Indiana and never knew about this vessel. Time for an exploring trip.

[@donchonealyotheoneal5456]

Hopefully you'll get there right before they clean that environmental disaster up

[@billmorris2613]

Don Chonealyo The O'NEAL Why is it an environmental disaster?

[@Evan_Moore61]

It’s on private property. So unless you have written consent from the landowner, good luck in trespassing and breaking laws!

[@billmorris2613]

Evan Moore It’s probably in a navigable waterway since the Sachem is in it. It would be hard to claim it is not a navigable waterway with the Sachem sitting in the creek, according to, Google Earth, about 550 feet from the Ohio River. If you come into Taylor Creek from the Ohio River there is probably not much the land owner can do legally. Even if they own the land on both sides of the creek and the creek itself. They can keep you off of their land. My camp is on a small river and I own to the center of the river for over 2,000 feet. I do not own the land on the other side of the river. The river is considered a navigable waterway, even though I can walk across the river, when it is at its normal level, and not get my knees wet. I had an issue with people in kayaks, canoes, and tubs using my big beach. They claimed they had the right to use my beach because the river is a navigable waterway? So I went to the District Attorney about it. He told me I could not stop them from coming down the river in their boats, even though I owned it because it is a navigable waterway. He also told me this is covered under both, state and federal law. But, my beach was not part of the navigable waterway and I had every right to run them off and call the sheriff if they refused to leave. And that I could have them arrested for trespassing. So you could check with the DA for that county or possibly the Coast Guard, which might be the better source for that information, to verify rather Taylor Creek is, or is not, a navigable waterway. But who ever owns the ship could probably post the ship for no trespassing. But I believe you could use some type of boat if you entered the creek from the Ohio River, to take pictures all around the Sachem, unless it is not considered a navigable waterway. But I don’t see how it could not be a navigable waterway especially with the Sachem setting in the creek.

[@Kevin_747]

@@Evan_Moore61 Thank you Sheriff. I wouldn't trespass on any private property. I solved that problem yesterday by flying over it in my airplane.

[@IansModRite]

I’m glad the KZbin algorithm brought me to this video. Fascinating story.

[@jasonz7788]

Great presentation thank you

[@trailingrails9953]

She's paper thin (where there aren't already holes). It would have to be completely re-built from the keel up. There would be no point in trying to move what's left.

[@someguy5492]

Yeah, it’d be pretty much worthless, wouldn’t it? Just another rusty tub. If you aren’t gonna make money off it, I take it you’d just rather let it rot anyhow. Yeah, seems alright.

[@Skwisgar2322]

@@someguy5492 I get the feeling you're trying to be sarcastic, but it is hardly of huge historical significance. Sure, it has an interesting past, but it wasn't that important.

[@khrystleooo6994]

Yeah, let's just leave it in the creek. No environmental damage.

[@jamesrogers4674]

Boat is junk.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Framing is probably still good, tge rest is a rebuild. The problem is getting it out of there. Scrap the deck.

[@3BricksHigher]

Enjoyed this! Thx for posting :)

[@willfriar8054]

I grew up on Long Island Sound and I remember seeing this ship sailing around Manhattan. It's a shame what has become of her. She is just like America they have let her go due to neglect. My America great always Semper Fi

[@jspringer86]

Was the prior owner a Democrat?

[@JFrancoFarmsLLC]

Please support our cause! I am from a group of US Navy veterans & the Sachem-Phenakite Restoration efforts. You can find more information about helping to restore this National treasure on our Facebook page, website and supporting social media. facebook.com/groups/516984996276326

[@cheddar2648]

Semper Fi, Marine

[@diggumsmacks8827]

My America great!

[@reallyhappenings5597]

We're not done yet brother.

[@billy1673]

What an incredible story!

[@oc2phish07]

Really interesting. Thanks

[@youren8]

Dang, that aged fast. From 1901-1980s it was intact, but in 30 years, look at it!

[@That2011silverado]

Because it sat unoccupied

[@Theupstateidiots]

Boats require alot of maintenance. Especially back then. There's a steamboat company near me. They used to need new ships every 20 years on average.

[@diggumsmacks8827]

Boats: a giant hole in the water you throw all your money into.

[@lucienfury2606]

it was cursed after the madonna vid

[@hoosierpete]

I heard the property owners were getting mad because people go back there to explore it, but someone needs to tell them they don't own the waterway or the shoreline.

[@chrise4994]

However, they do/did own the boat.

[@somethingelse4424]

@@chrise4994 Are they using it? Unless people are carrying off 200lb chunks of steel, I think they should be happy that people are going there to appreciate it. At least someone is. It's like someone complaining that the neighborhood kids are eating blackberries out of the mess of thorn bushes on their vacant lot, which they are too lazy to mow or and have no desire to pick anyway. The vandalism in the form of spray paint is the only thing actually slightly helping the boat not rust into oblivion. I doubt it will make a difference, but technically it's less of vandalism than what the owners are doing.

[@diggumsmacks8827]

Ok Karen. Someone needs to make you do the dishes.

[@chrise4994]

@@somethingelse4424 spray painting and taking dumps on the deck isn’t appreciating it.

[@chrise4994]

It’s a liability issue. Safety concern for the trespassers. Stupid people win stupid prizes.

[@uptownhorizon6967]

She is still there just went to visit her last weekend

[@kennydemartini2169]

She's tired. She has done her job and had a glorious life. Let her rest in peace where she sits.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

She belongs in a museum!

[@jamesb1221222]

Attempting to restore that would be like trying to restore a car that's just a rust mound with 4 wheels sitting next to it. Sadly it will fall apart if you try to move it.

[@eriksimca9409]

will run the same fate as titanic, just watch it disolve

[@ROOSTER333]

This was a pretty damn good video. Thank you

[@williamraino8528]

Hate to tell her this but the Erie canal runs East to West through NYS. The Champlain canal Runs North to South from Whitehall to Waterford. The Erie Canal starts in Waterford and runs West to Lake Erie.

[@ThaGary]

Great video!

[@wadeknight9202]

I live across the River from it I would really love to see it once I love history esp local history

[@andychandler3992]

I didn't know that about the renaming of a boat. However, considering what happened to the Merrimac, that would make sense.

[@jeffreyhickman6787]

FANTASTIC VIDEO 📹👏👌👍😀🙌

[@Caballingus]

Amazing!

[@CapnSchep]

Amazing history ..!

[@galenrichard5706]

Great video

[@1_fishin_magician153]

it used the Champlain Locks from NYC...the Erie Canal is the Mohawk River from Albany, NY to Lake Ontario via State of NY.... great story nonetheless, thanks for the upload and thumbs up from Lake George, NY

[@elewis6622]

I've been to this wreck. It was really cool!

[@davidlewis2263]

She said, out of the great lakes and down the Mississippi --- It is the Illinois river cutting across the state of Illinois, NOT the Mississippi.

[@jerryrigsit5400]

This boat ended up in a beautiful place.

[@dinkone7943]

These people on here saying bad things about Kentucky should go visit some of the best people I have ever met we where treated the best family and I am from California also a beautiful state

[@benjaminbaird3798]

I grew up in ky and everything there saying is true its a horrible state

[@landenjerauld]

I live on Lawrenceburg ferry road (which leads to the property the sachem sits on) and I’ve been to the sachem in person and it’s a surreal sight to see in person.(also people need to learn how to respect the sachem)

[@scenicdriveways6708]

Great story, I enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing it.

[@robertboykin1828]

Sad, to end like that. Like the Minesweeper that ended up [ or down ] 1/8 mile north of Bucksport marina, off the I.C.W.W.

[@Mercmad]

it would take a metal working boat builder with talent like Leo Sampson's to resurrect this vessel. But what makes it really valuable is the fact it is built of Pre Atomic steel, a sought after commodity.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

What is pre-atomic steel?

[@reallyhappenings5597]

It does have a nice hull.

[@mgclark46]

The canal route to the Great Lakes is wrong. The Erie Canal heads west from the Hudson, near Albany, NY; Not via Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence

[@sharingtherealworld]

Awesome video guys! Thanks for sharing the Sachem's history.

[@cmmusto9506]

it should be restored

[@tssteelx]

It would take that much to get it out. Question would be if the hull would take the load.

[@griffinjohnson3858]

I live in Carrollton and ive never heard of this gotta check it out sometime

[@dutchman7216]

Very cool and interesting.

[@kylephillip6433]

How's the fishing their?

[@flhxri]

Wonder if that was built at Defoe shipyard in Bay City, Michigan. They made a a lot of boats like that. The presidential yacht Honey Fitz was built there.

[@jamescampbell4334]

Was on this several times with my GF (Lori C) back in the '80s. It was owned by Circle Line back then.

[@finscreenname]

Steel made before the war is highly valued.

[@davidharris453]

It lacks contamination with radiation from nuclear bomb testing and can be used in all kinds of precise instrumentation.

[@daniel_f4050]

Only if it was shielded from radiation. Just being manufactured before the first bombs were detonated isn’t good enough. It’s why many pre WWII shipwrecks are cut up by salvage companies. A lot of sunken WWI and WWII warships that had been designated as war graves have to be patrolled due to the value of that steel.

[@boris2997]

@@daniel_f4050????? Who told you that 🤔

[@daniel_f4050]

@@boris2997 I may be misremembering, but I think it was in a ‘Smarter Everyday’ video about scientific instruments. If (big if) I recall correctly he was saying that the homogeneous armor plate of ships sunk before the bomb was so valuable because it was high quality steel that hadn’t been exposed to the increased background radiation. That made it easier to identify rare particles or some such. If I come across it again I’ll post a link here.

[@gavinbarham542]

Sorry but I think you're all full of s*** and have no idea what you're talking about. Steel manufactured in the early 1900s does not compare to modern steel.

[@everythingdude4265]

I’ve climbed onto this boat (Kentucky guy here)

[@dirtyoldfarmhand3]

Wonderful.

[@Harley-D-Mcdonald]

I wonder if this was the steamer Tesla mentioned working on when he wrote about his dealings with Edison?

[@Bayan1905]

They try to haul the Sachem out of there, it's either going to sink due to all the holes or it will tear itself to pieces, it appears to be too far gone to do much with.

[@SalisburySnake]

It could be moved on the water with inflatable bags. It may or may not be possible to lift it out of the water. Definitely not restorable and not even worth placing on dry ground just to look at anymore. They should have done that 20+ years ago, but no one thought it was worth the cost.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

What year was it that it ended up in the creek?

[@docvalentines]

id love to buy it

[@romyreds8323]

Man I wanna go see this!

[@cubvon4400]

Breaks my heart letting amazing ships and buildings go to waist. Too bad people that want to fix them up couldn't afford buying them.

[@diggumsmacks8827]

*waste Their, I fixed it.

[@cubvon4400]

@@diggumsmacks8827 no one asked but thanks grammar Karen. English isn't everyone's first language.

[@diggumsmacks8827]

@@cubvon4400 Just doing my part to keep civilization from collapsing in on itself. 👍

[@cubvon4400]

@@diggumsmacks8827 id say good luck. But i wouldnt mean it. Instead of trying to correct the microscopic little things like spelling, i actually like to help my community for the greater good not to show off spelling. I thought that was a elementary thing.😂

[@diggumsmacks8827]

@@cubvon4400 Thanks for checking your spelling before hitting send. My work here is done.

[@kenclark9888]

USS means United States Ship. Only commissioned Naval vessels can have the USS title. This ship was transferred back to civilian service and lost the naval commission

[@michaelfox933]

Look up Lake Ronkonkoma!

[@robertnussberger6449]

I rode this boat in NYC circle line

[@stev8628]

Seems it's worth saving with a rich history like that...

[@paulanthonydean2]

Great story .. American history

[@johnburgett5040]

Someone does really need to restore this old girl to her former glory. Too many things are thrown away in this world without even an afterthought.

[@jeffsmith2022]

I live on Sachem St. in Pawtucket, RI...

[@thefrefdood4775]

i want to see this going. wher do i send mony

[@doughesson]

You can rename a boat or ship. It's done often as part of a change of ownership. There is a lot of ceremony as the previous name must be completely removed & the christening ceremony is deliberate & lengthy.

[@ghost307]

It also needs to be out of the water when the name is changed. You don't want to make Poseidon angry. He has a fierce temper and a long memory.

[@forclosedify]

I built ships all my life. This is cool.

[@kurtiskaskowski5386]

Pretty sure you have it mixed up, new owners are supposed to rename the vessel.

[@andxx0r_the_second671]

It's nice that a bunch of optimists think they've raised enough money to do anything with this mess. Everyone needs a hobby, after all, and raising money for a hopeless cause definitely counts. That pile of rust is only leaving that creek in pieces.

[@Maples01]

Look up Ralphie May, he does a joke about rich people, oh lets protest.

[@mrblanche]

For an interesting history of an unlucky renamed ship, ceck out the Leeward, once operated by NCL.

[@terriecotham1567]

So sad Thinks for this little look into history

[@deanlarkins5858]

The waterways cannot be owned by the property owner if you enter the creek from the river in a boat that is not trespassing

[@Football19955]

Then put it in a museum

[@dennishamm716]

The water around it is not private property. You can float right up to it.

[@MrJeep75]

Awesome

[@dikiebird3953]

How is this ship unlucky ??? its not on the bottom of the ocean ?

[@shadymaint1]

That ship would have passed really close to my house at the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan.

[@muttman325]

Changing her name hasn't hurt her longevity. Many good ships are rusting away.

[@robertbob5683]

I heard about this boat and the storey since 1992. It sound like something that should be saved

[@Willbuilt]

If anything deserves to be restored it should absolutely should be this boat

[@belindamcintosh9882]

I know the owner of the ship, my dad was good friends with him to, we live on the road with the ship and we go down there to ride everyday

[@trumpstriggerfinger]

alot of that metal is pre nuclear steel...it has a dif composition i believe so more valuable

[@aspiceronni4462]

That is correct. Its pure. No radiation.

[@trumpstriggerfinger]

@@aspiceronni4462 gotta be valuable as heck in that quantity...stuff like that is not just laying around anymore...though cutting particular item up to sell would hurt the soul..

[@reallyhappenings5597]

I love how people just repeat other comments and someone else is like, " Yes you're correct" bc they read the same thing 5 seconds earlier.

[@trumpstriggerfinger]

@@reallyhappenings5597 it mighta been because i said"i believe"..because i wasnt sure of the details exactly myself..so i am glad he confirmed what i thought i knew to be honost...

[@aspiceronni4462]

@@reallyhappenings5597 Im a metallurgist. I know he's correct because I'm a metallurgist.

[@jamesrogers4674]

They need to dam both ends and re rought the creek to create a drydock. Then get the cutting torches going.

[@allenscott5045]

I live 2 miles from that boat.I thought more ppl knew about it

[@Chris-lh7wj]

Sounds like a story my grandpa would’ve told when he was alive, and everyone would have said “yeah, ok grandpa, whatever you say. Of course this dilapidated boat was in both world wars and used by Thomas Edison and Madonna.”

[@Fox3-x3p]

2600 miles inland? what from where? L.A. ? or do you mean the boat traveled that far to get to that location?

[@aidans1045]

That will buff right out

[@GWAR1982]

Wish all these people would care as much about their town.

[@lizcarlile5170]

What a beautiful looking ship, hopefully someone will eventually fix her up

[@robmundschau5762]

This is a nice video, but your map of the Great Loop is incorrect. The Erie canal runs west from Albany NY at the Hudson river to Buffalo on Lake Erie. Your route follows the Hudson North beyond its point of origin over land to the Saint Lawrence Seaway, and down through Lake Ontario and up Niagara Falls to Buffalo.

[@stonehartfloydfan]

looking at that deterioration the only way to get her out at this stage would be in three or four strategic parts. the hull is in no condition to move and she is very deep in the sediment. Never say never but I do not get the feeling she will leave where she is.

[@shane011471]

100 Percent correct! She is done and will never move again as this his her grave site and will become one with the earth once again as she is so far gone at this point to make any sense at all other than just say goodbye!

[@nightrider6769]

I don't remember thinking the guy's name but he was able to get on the ship I don't know how he did it wasn't filmed but he got on the ship somehow and took a video of the interior and there isn't much to see it's just nothing left it's just a shell it's all it is and you have to be very very careful because it's extremely rusty everywhere you walk yeah I agree she's done she should be left just to rust and peace.

[@bad74maverick1]

According to it's society, it has received enough funds to start this month (8-21) to shore up her damage structurally over the next 11 months and then prepare to move her for full restoration.

[@stonehartfloydfan]

@@bad74maverick1 good god that will cost an utter fortune, hell I thought rebuilding very old stem locomotives was a costly experience but and old ship that is mostly rust and mud... wow well good luck to them.

[@bad74maverick1]

@@stonehartfloydfan I was shocked too. I have been watching this society on what would become of the boat. They are very adamant about getting it seaworthy.

[@doughesson]

The Navy requisitioned private vessels because the Navy didn't have enough ships to carry out the sub hunting missions along the American coast.

[@larrygilbert7273]

Actually, you can change a boat's name, but it involves a lot of alcohol and supplications to King Neptune.

[@petermoto409]

It's pronounced "say-chm", not "sa-chm". It's an old indian name. The Sachem and Sagamores were tribes in the northeast. Long Island NY has towns named after them.

[@baldeagle7604]

Don't rewrite history. The Trumpers will all get upset.

[@armoredsaint6639]

@@baldeagle7604 apparently rewriting history is fine in your book unfortunately you will be doomed to repeat it and I would assume not the good parts so yeah good luck with that!

[@baldeagle7604]

@@armoredsaint6639 great feedback! Thanks!

[@hoosierdaddy8002]

@@baldeagle7604 Damn right don`t rewrite history like the liberals want.

[@baldeagle7604]

@@hoosierdaddy8002 ok, I'll bite.... what history has been re-written?

[@mattsmocs3281]

The issue with telling people about these historical vessels and buildings that are stuck in place is that mass vandalism follows. A little abandoned town called Concrete city in PA was like this where only locals knew and respected the site. Once the internet started and it was shared about the site was vandalized and trashed to a point buildings which were designed to last forever had holes in them, fires from camping drug addicts damaged the concrete and needles strewn about. People still go back there despite all the trash and tasteless displays