[Dr. Franklin]

The Queen Mary has been a financial disaster for the City of Long Beach. They’ve gone through several management companies, all without success. If Long Beach didn’t stick its reputation on the QM in the 1960s and 1970s the ship would have been sent to the reefs long ago.

So Long Beach saved the R.M.S. Queen Mary, but Philadelphia can't save the S.S. United States? The City of Philadelphia wastes money on many things. It's comes with big government. Surely if the City doesn't buy the ship to keep it in its port, it could give the ship the abandoned "Chicken Pier", which is better than having it be a homeless camp. Sad.

[chrisinoc]

“So Long Beach saved the R.M.S. Queen Mary,...”

In retrospect, I bet Long Beach wished they never purchased in QM back in 1966. It has been a big financial burden on Long Beach. What’s worse is the QM hasn’t been in dry dock for maintenance in over 50 years which means the ship is very much at risk now.