How about this one about its rival in the 1950s and 1960s? Someone wants to restore the Queen Mary I in Long Beach CA to ocean going conditions.
Won’t happen since the estimated cost is $1.5 billion and the the QM1 will likely sink once the breakwater around her is removed.
I went to a reenlistment on the Queen Mary when I was stationed Long Beach in the ‘80s. They brought us champagne afterwards.
Can’t see her being restored to sea-going condition either, nor United States. The best United States can hope for is to be put in the same kind of layup as Queen Mary, preferably as a National Monument.
I remember all the machinery that was removed from her back in the late 70s or early 80s.They filled those areas with concrete to maintain the weight below waterline.Aint no way she will ever sail under her own power again.Sadly The SS United States seems to be destined to the same fate.