.........so a bunch of wealthy, fortunate people went for a cruise on this now hunk of rusting iron and some bleeding hearts want to make a museum out of it using taxpayers money.
Meanwhile, the US dollar is becoming more and more worthless every day due to dollars printed by the federal government to satisfy loud mouth liberals. Those of us who can afford it march on but many of those who cannot have to choose between food and rent.
As the Indians used to wisely say....”Only the rocks live forever”. Sell it for scrap and give the proceeds to the landlord.
Since the hull of the SS United States is no longer ocean-worthy, it will never make it to the Alang ship breaking yard in India, thus the cost to scrap it domestically would most likely exceed the value of the scrap.
>>so a bunch of wealthy, fortunate people went for a cruise on this now hunk of rusting iron...<<
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Not so. The United States was designed and built in a public-private partnership as a dual purpose vessel that could move an entire Army division in time of war. In its commercial incarnation, it carried private passengers as well as service members and their families between the U.S. and Europe. It won the Blue Riband as the fastest ocean liner to make a round trip of the Atlantic, and did so on its maiden voyage in 1952. It remains an engineering marvel and an icon of American ingenuity and preeminence on the seas.
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The jet age obsoleted the ship after only 17 years in service. That said, it would be a shame to lose this symbol of national pride. It looks to be in rough shape, but much is surface rust that can be remediated. Hazmat mitigation was completed years ago, and reconfiguration of the interior for multi-use would be straightforward. The hull remains watertight, and the engineering spaces are essentially intact. Don’t want to see her scrapped or sunk.
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Big U passenger, Le Havre, France to New York City as an Army brat (1960)