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02-07-16, 09:10 PM | #1 | |
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Plans underway to restore SS United States
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02-07-16, 09:34 PM | #2 |
Let's Sink Sumptin' !
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A little sanding and buffing. Maybe some varnish. It'll be just fine.
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02-08-16, 03:53 AM | #3 |
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For an old girl, shes still got great lines. It would be tragic to lose her. Just the sight of her from the road is enough to take you back in time. Totally surreal.
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02-08-16, 06:05 AM | #4 |
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Love to see this happen though the concept are of her restored makes me sad. Gibbs would be pissed at what they did to his ship. However if they can restore her original power plant I would love her second maiden voyage(or is that only for ships that have been renamed?) to be her trying to break her own Blue Ribbon record.
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02-08-16, 06:49 AM | #5 |
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I thought someone was going to make a replica of the Titanic, I wonder what ever happened to that venture?
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02-08-16, 06:51 AM | #6 |
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It would be great to see it restored. Thanks for sharing .
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02-08-16, 07:37 AM | #7 | |
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There is a non-sailing replica under construction for an amusement park in China though. Until then, your best bet is to keep an eye on this project to recreate the whole ship in virtual form: http://www.titanichg.com/ |
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02-08-16, 08:14 AM | #8 |
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Sling a few coats of 'blue death', 'red lead' and some 37038 black and she'll look like new.
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02-08-16, 08:59 AM | #9 |
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She'll need a lot of work, but I hope they make some progress soon.
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02-08-16, 09:53 AM | #10 |
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I've always loved these old ocean liners and to be truthful, I had absolutely no idea she was still in existence; she looks like a huge apparition from the past floating there.
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02-08-16, 11:04 AM | #11 |
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A thorough tour
Looks tough and $800 million is a lot of money. Warning: depressing:
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02-08-16, 11:54 AM | #12 |
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02-08-16, 11:57 AM | #13 | |
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SP-SP-SPOOKY. I'm guessing the superstructure is aluminium? Wonder too how much of the hull plate they would end having to replace once things got going. Too many unkowns IMO, cheaper to build a new boat.
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on the true nature of con$ervancy
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02-08-16, 01:39 PM | #15 |
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Rgr that
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