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SOS: America's flagship is in danger
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:52 pm
by Ad Orientem
Philadelphia (CNN) -- For me, touring the SS United States felt kind of like I was exploring my grandmother's attic for the first time, not knowing what I'd find.
The ship offers lots of room for surprises. It stretches the length of New York's Chrysler Building and is 100 feet longer than the Titanic.
Its legendary decks were the site of untold stories, where movie stars rubbed shoulders with famous musicians and kings.
And it's fast. On its first voyage, the SS United States set a trans-Atlantic speed record -- three days, 10 hours and 42 minutes -- a feat that has never been surpassed.
Read the rest here...
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/07/travel/oc ... ?hpt=hp_c2
This is the last and only truly American transatlantic super ocean liner and she is in imminent danger of being sent to India to be broken up for scrap metal.
The Big U...
http://youtu.be/YTbvh-vCIb4
Re: SOS: America's flagship is in danger
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:52 pm
by MachineGhost
Keeping the ship afloat costs nearly $80,000 a month for basic maintenance, insurance and security.
The SS United States Conservancy launched a website where visitors can sponsor a piece of the ship for $1 per square foot.
I'm in for a buck!
Re: SOS: America's flagship is in danger
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:47 pm
by Ad Orientem
The old girl needs somebody with deep pockets to save her. Or ideally have the government declare her a maritime landmark. There are literally dozens of warships preserved all over the country. It is inconceivable to me that we would allow the ONLY remaining purpose built ocean liner still afloat, that still holds the transatlantic speed record after 60 years, and that is named after our country to be turned into razor blades on some Indian scrapping beach.
If she is lost future generations will not think kindly of those who let it happen.
Re: SOS: America's flagship is in danger
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 1:19 pm
by MachineGhost
Re: SOS: America's flagship is in danger
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:03 pm
by Ad Orientem
Re: SOS: America's flagship is in danger
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:25 pm
by Pointedstick
The what now? Who cares about a rusty old bucket that's no good to anyone? I say sell the scrap and use the cash to offset the price of building more of these:
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http://www.popsci.com/sites/popsci.com/ ... mwalt.jpeg[/img]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumwalt-class_destroyer
Re: SOS: America's flagship is in danger
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:41 pm
by PP67
Tow it to Greece!... It would make a great immigration facilitation vessel...
Re: SOS: America's flagship is in danger
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:18 pm
by MachineGhost
What in gawd's name is THAT? Good grief.
Re: SOS: America's flagship is in danger
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:34 pm
by MachineGhost
Simonjester wrote:
the SS united states needs a well funded group of freedom luvin capitalist to set it up as a floating country, libertarian utopia, and travel the high seas...
Until the problems start and there's a market failure to address them. Then what do you do?
Simonjester wrote:
argh matey, they be needin to live by the pirate code then....
And the Code is more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules.
— Captain Hector Barbossa
