Came across this strange ghost-ship in SH4. Might be from a movie I've never seen.

StickMasterSteven · 03-25-20, 03:53 PM

https://imgur.com/a/q7Zs9yd

Playing with TMO v2.5
I think it's an Easter Egg from a movie I've never seen or something like that. If you know what it is, feel free to tell me!

Aktungbby · 03-25-20, 04:20 PM

looks like the Flying Dutchman, a ghostly galleon

...don't waste a torpedo!

propbeanie · 03-25-20, 04:57 PM

There have been multiple reports over the years, with this being the most-used report thread:

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...968#post692968

razark does not believe in ghosts, especially the Flying Dutchman, but most of the rest of us have seen it...

razark · 03-25-20, 07:13 PM

LIES! LIES!

Another one drawn into the conspiracy! Why do y'all do this? Always claiming to post "pictures" of some "ghost ship" that doesn't even exist!

Quote:

Originally Posted by propbeanie

most of the rest of us have seen it...

Hey, I've "seen" it too! Look, here's my screenshot:

(Seriously, where do y'all find this thing? Years of this game and never once have I come across it.)

propbeanie · 03-25-20, 07:45 PM

- That's that same shot you have used before, good sir!

Notice though, how your mouse cursor is "green" there?... You may not have waited long enough for the Dutchman to show!...

shiver me timbers! doomed to sail the sea forever, ne'r to find port! what was his crime?

razark · 03-25-20, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by propbeanie

You may not have waited long enough for the Dutchman to show!

I've been sailing the Pacific waters in a fleet boat for a long time:

If she the Dutchman were out there, I oughtta seen her by now!

Moonlight · 03-26-20, 04:15 AM

I've never seen the Dutchman either, to all those that have supposed to have seen it, might I suggest that you cut your doctors prescribed medication down to an acceptable level.

KaleunMarco · 03-26-20, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StickMasterSteven

https://imgur.com/a/q7Zs9yd

Playing with TMO v2.5
I think it's an Easter Egg from a movie I've never seen or something like that. If you know what it is, feel free to tell me!

yeah, the old girl has been seen by many Kaleuns over the years. i suspect that it was part of stock but it does not have to be. any one of the modders could design a ship and create the graphics, etc and place it somewhere in the mix.
dont waste a shell or torpedo on her.

propbeanie · 03-26-20, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by razark

I've been sailing the Pacific waters in a fleet boat for a long time:

If she the Dutchman were out there, I oughtta seen her by now!

Oh wow! Cool beans! Gato!!! what was that? CGA display days?...

my first purchase (I think) was Up Periscope for the C-64... the ocean was "blue" in it...

ETR3(SS) · 03-27-20, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

yeah, the old girl has been seen by many Kaleuns over the years. i suspect that it was part of stock but it does not have to be. any one of the modders could design a ship and create the graphics, etc and place it somewhere in the mix.
dont waste a shell or torpedo on her.

It is part of stock, I found the game files for her and was going to make a Black Pearl mod once.

Sniper297 · 04-03-20, 05:47 PM

My guess is you guys who never saw her play only Pearl Harbor careers, never Asiatic. Every time I saw the Dutchman she's somewhere in the South China Sea or Luzon Strait. Makes sense, since the original legend came from a story about a ship which picked up goods from the Dutch East Indies (Java, Borneo, etc.) then got into a storm, and the captain cursed God saying something to the effect of "Damn me but I'll never turn back, I'll get around this cape if I have to sail for all eternity!" Hence a ghost ship full of dead men cursed to sail for all eternity. Pirates of the Caribbean borrowed from the legend to make the Flying Dutchman into Davy Jones' ship, lot of alterations from the original 1700s legend.

Asiatic career, SARGO class, March 1942, Luzon Strait.

Close up, usual appearance.

From some angles the ghostly glow is off, looks like a typical caravelle.

razark · 04-03-20, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sniper297

My guess is you guys who never saw her play only Pearl Harbor careers, never Asiatic.

Actually, I very rarely run out of Pearl.

I almost always start Asiatic, since it's so much closer to the hunting grounds, and it's full of nice little islands and choke points rather than boring open water and the Japanese coast.

Mios 4Me · 04-06-20, 01:56 PM

Has she ever materialized in a major battle? How do the Japanese react?

Texas Red · 04-06-20, 02:06 PM

I've run across it a few times, and let me tell ya, it's super annoying when you get a contact and press the period button to take a look only to find out that it's that damn ship again.
Definitely an Easter Egg.

propbeanie · 04-06-20, 02:48 PM

go up to about the 5:30 mark... It is a Dutchman (Netherlands), of course...

Remember now, cover your eyes if you get scared...

- and razark, just cover your eyes...

03-25-20, 03:53 PM	#1
StickMasterSteven Watch Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: North Alabama Posts: 28 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	Came across this strange ghost-ship in SH4. Might be from a movie I've never seen. https://imgur.com/a/q7Zs9yd Playing with TMO v2.5 I think it's an Easter Egg from a movie I've never seen or something like that. If you know what it is, feel free to tell me!

03-25-20, 04:20 PM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,816 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	looks like the Flying Dutchman, a ghostly galleon ...don't waste a torpedo! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe" Last edited by Aktungbby; 03-25-20 at 06:16 PM.

03-25-20, 04:57 PM	#3
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	There have been multiple reports over the years, with this being the most-used report thread: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...968#post692968 razark does not believe in ghosts, especially the Flying Dutchman, but most of the rest of us have seen it... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

03-25-20, 07:45 PM	#5
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	- That's that same shot you have used before, good sir! Notice though, how your mouse cursor is "green" there?... You may not have waited long enough for the Dutchman to show!... shiver me timbers! doomed to sail the sea forever, ne'r to find port! what was his crime? __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

03-26-20, 04:15 AM	#7
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,122 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	I've never seen the Dutchman either, to all those that have supposed to have seen it, might I suggest that you cut your doctors prescribed medication down to an acceptable level. __________________

04-03-20, 05:47 PM	#11
Sniper297 The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia Shipyard Brig Posts: 1,386 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 19	My guess is you guys who never saw her play only Pearl Harbor careers, never Asiatic. Every time I saw the Dutchman she's somewhere in the South China Sea or Luzon Strait. Makes sense, since the original legend came from a story about a ship which picked up goods from the Dutch East Indies (Java, Borneo, etc.) then got into a storm, and the captain cursed God saying something to the effect of "Damn me but I'll never turn back, I'll get around this cape if I have to sail for all eternity!" Hence a ghost ship full of dead men cursed to sail for all eternity. Pirates of the Caribbean borrowed from the legend to make the Flying Dutchman into Davy Jones' ship, lot of alterations from the original 1700s legend. Asiatic career, SARGO class, March 1942, Luzon Strait. Close up, usual appearance. From some angles the ghostly glow is off, looks like a typical caravelle.

04-06-20, 01:56 PM	#13
Mios 4Me Sonar Guy Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 394 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Has she ever materialized in a major battle? How do the Japanese react?

04-06-20, 02:06 PM	#14
Texas Red Fastest Gun Around Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Agua Fira, New Mexico Posts: 2,376 Downloads: 527 Uploads: 5	I've run across it a few times, and let me tell ya, it's super annoying when you get a contact and press the period button to take a look only to find out that it's that damn ship again. Definitely an Easter Egg. __________________ There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. — Colin Powell I'm not very active on the forums anymore. If you have a question, please DM me and I'll respond ASAP!

04-06-20, 02:48 PM	#15
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	The X:\ Drive Files go up to about the 5:30 mark... It is a Dutchman (Netherlands), of course... Remember now, cover your eyes if you get scared... - and razark, just cover your eyes... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

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