Ghost Ships Are legends of ghost ships real? Learn about haunted ships.
You might have seen the film, Ghost Ship, but not might be aware that accounts of ghost ships have existed for centuries. Like the movie, some ghost ships are fictional, while others are supposedly real. See pictures, videos and stories about haunted ships.
Some ghost ships are usually believed to be crewed by the dead, while some ghost ships are real ships that have disappeared or sunk tragically. Yet, other ghost ships are still afloat, today, but believed haunted by ghosts, such as theQueen Maryand theUSS Lexington. Also of interesting note, real ghost ships such as theMary Celeste,Baychimo,MV Joyitaand theJian Sengwere found sailing the seas with no crew!
Stories About Ghost Ships Fictional ghost ships began appearing in literature in the 1700s, especially in the bookThe Rime Of The Ancient Mariner- where a ghost ship is encountered with two eerie characters, "Death" and "Nightmare Life in Death," onboard, rolling dice to decide the fate of the Mariner and his crew. It is believed by some scholars that this piece of literature was likely inspired by the 18th century legend of the most famous ghost ship,The Flying Dutchman.
TheDutchmanis, of course, a doomed ghost ship that is cursed to never make port, sailing the seven seas for eternity. It has purportedly been sighted in the 1800 and 1900s, attempting to deliver messages to both the ghosts of the dead and the living. If it is seen by another ship, it is believed to be a bad omen.
Ghost Ships & Recent Culture The last decade has truly brought ghost ships to the forefront of people's minds as film makers have madeThe Black PearlandThe Flying Dutchmanin the Disney movie trilogy,The Pirates of the Caribbean, famous. Fans of the movies can watch the ghost ships wage war in the third installment, which has spawned all sorts of children's playsets and games. Of note, theBlack Pearlhad one of the scariest ghost ship crews in Hollywood history - they were truly a "skeleton crew." Also of note, the second film hadThe Flying Dutchmanfilled with all sorts of sea creature crewmen as a truly unique and seemingly unbeatable ghost ship. The third movie pitted both ghost ships against one another, but then brought both ghost ship crews together in unison to battle against a British armada!
Want More Ghost Ship Info? Ghost Ships Videos Hear and see accounts of ghostly tales that involve ships that are haunted by ghosts!
Ghost Ships: Pictures Check out some cool photographs of haunted ships!
Queen Mary Ghost Ship Incredible story about the ghost ship with pictures of the ghosts on ship. Queen Mary Ghost Ship Webcam Photos View the famous ghost ship ghost pictures taken onboard! Ghost Ships Furnace A ghost face appears in the incinerator of a haunted fishing boat! SS Watertown Photo Ghost faces taken beside the ship in the sea foam by the ship's Captain. Ghost Ship Picture Is this picture proof of phantom ships that are invisible? Ryou-un Maru Ghost Ship Japanese Tsunami ghost ship found sailing by itself after a devastating earthquake.
Ghost Ships: Stories & Tales Read accounts of ships with haunting or peculiar tales of boats that have set sail, alone, without a crew.
Queen Mary Ghost Ship Legend has it this ship has all sorts of ghosts on board! SS Watertown Ghosts Famous ghost ship story of two crewmen who died. They followed the ship... UB65 German Sub This u-boat started off being a tragic ghost ship before... Palatine Ghost Ship Also known as the Princes Augusta, this ghost ship crashed in a storm... Flying Dutchman Ghost Ship Story about the famed ghost ship. Is it true or just a spooky tale about specters and phantoms? Mary Celeste Ghost Ship Great ghost ship story. No one was ever found alive or dead. Pirates maybe? Baychimo Ghost Ship Ship left in the ice becomes a ghost ship...that reappears! Ourang Medan Ghost Ship Ghost ship legend of all found on board dead. Was it the cargo? Jian Seng Ghost Ship 2006 discovery of a ghost ship off the Aussie coast makes one wonder! Ghost Ship MV Joyita This ghost ship discovered without a crew manning it! Yikes! USS Hornet CV-12 Over 300 casualties have occurred on this ghost ship with over 200 sightings! SS Iron Mountain This ghost ship simply vanished, but how? Bannockburn Ghost Ship Destroyed in a heavy storm, does this ghost ship still cruise the Great Lakes? The Pamir German ghost ship had only six survivors rescued...