Has anyone heard anything about the SS United States

USS Drum · 12-17-11, 05:56 PM

Has anyone heard about it?

Sailor Steve · 12-17-11, 06:05 PM

What about her? She was a legend, the fastest ocean liner of her day, and Revell made a very nice little model of her back when I was a boy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_United_States

USS Drum · 12-17-11, 06:09 PM

Where is she and what is going to happen to her?

CCIP · 12-17-11, 06:11 PM

Like the Wiki article says, she's in storage in Philadelphia, with no concrete plans but ongoing negotiations about maybe bringing her to NYC for display there. Still nothing agreed on, though.

Torplexed · 12-17-11, 08:10 PM

Judging by the appearance of the cabins, somebody better bring a rack of mops and several gallons of Pledge.

vienna · 12-18-11, 03:24 PM

Perhaps she'll wind up like the NS Savannah...

Rockstar · 12-24-11, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Judging by the appearance of the cabins, somebody better bring a rack of mops and several gallons of Pledge.

"To minimize the risk of fire, the designers of United States used no wood in the ship's framing, accessories, decorations or interior surfaces."

Makes me wonder if they didn't use wood just what did they use? No need for Pledge!

IMO though they probably can't readily scrap the hulk for the same reason they can't turn it into a public museum. Asbestos and other nasty hazards used in great quantities when she was built.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	What about her? She was a legend, the fastest ocean liner of her day, and Revell made a very nice little model of her back when I was a boy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_United_States __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Like the Wiki article says, she's in storage in Philadelphia, with no concrete plans but ongoing negotiations about maybe bringing her to NYC for display there. Still nothing agreed on, though. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Judging by the appearance of the cabins, somebody better bring a rack of mops and several gallons of Pledge.

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