Historic Blue Ribbon winner purchased by Norweigan Cruise Lines.
- Will be refurbished for their new American-flagged operation.
S.S. United States to be restored.
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The Duchess of Zeon
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S.S. United States to be restored.
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In 1966 the Soviets find something on the dark side of the Moon. In 2104 they come back. -- Red Banner / White Star, a nBSG continuation story. Updated to Chapter 4.0 -- 14 January 2013.
In 1966 the Soviets find something on the dark side of the Moon. In 2104 they come back. -- Red Banner / White Star, a nBSG continuation story. Updated to Chapter 4.0 -- 14 January 2013.
Thats what you get when you put a Midway's engines in her.phongn wrote:268000-shp!
Edit: She wasn't that great of a ship, designed first and formost to be a troop transport, her accomodation wan't as good as Cunarders et al, which in the time of the tans atlantic airliner, quality of accomodation became much more important.
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http://www.ssunitedstates.org/SSUShome.html
Here's information from the foundation. Her accomadations were considered some of the best in the world at the time.
The United States actually developed some 56,000 more shp than the Midway class. The United States had eight turbines - four high pressure, four low pressure, one of each driving each screw. The Midways were powered by four Westinghouse turbines, one to each shaft.
Here's information from the foundation. Her accomadations were considered some of the best in the world at the time.
The United States actually developed some 56,000 more shp than the Midway class. The United States had eight turbines - four high pressure, four low pressure, one of each driving each screw. The Midways were powered by four Westinghouse turbines, one to each shaft.
The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. -- Wikipedia's No Original Research policy page.
In 1966 the Soviets find something on the dark side of the Moon. In 2104 they come back. -- Red Banner / White Star, a nBSG continuation story. Updated to Chapter 4.0 -- 14 January 2013.
In 1966 the Soviets find something on the dark side of the Moon. In 2104 they come back. -- Red Banner / White Star, a nBSG continuation story. Updated to Chapter 4.0 -- 14 January 2013.
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Hey, that's sweet. I can see her every time I cross the bridge from Jersey.
I wonder if she's going to be restored in the Kaverner yards (the old Philadelphia Naval Shipyard). They used to build battleships there, they ought to have facilities big enough for her.
I wonder if she's going to be restored in the Kaverner yards (the old Philadelphia Naval Shipyard). They used to build battleships there, they ought to have facilities big enough for her.
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For that horridly bad slashdot reference, I must main you now. BEOWULF NO BAKA!Beowulf wrote:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of those...phongn wrote:268000-shp!
::hits Beowulf with the Mallet of Doom Mk. II::
Ted says it used the drivetrain of the old Midway-class carriers, which would explain things.That's a lot of horsepower...
*Dodges* Not only was it a horribly bad slashdot reference, it included my psuedonym...phongn wrote:For that horridly bad slashdot reference, I must main you now. BEOWULF NO BAKA!Beowulf wrote:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of those...phongn wrote:268000-shp!
::hits Beowulf with the Mallet of Doom Mk. II::
*points to Marina's post above*Ted says it used the drivetrain of the old Midway-class carriers, which would explain things.That's a lot of horsepower...
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::pours Jusenkyo water on him,er, herself::Beowulf wrote:*Dodges* Not only was it a horribly bad slashdot reference, it included my psuedonym...
Now that I have cumulative bonus of +7 Mallet, +2 Against Stupid Male and +2 Blunt Object, I can proceed to smash you.
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I just read the press release on Norwegian Cruise Line's site. Apparently, they're going to refurbish her as a modern superliner and make her the flagship of the company's new U.S. flagged operations. Assuming NCL's financing holds up and the government doesn't fuck everything up somehow, this is the best thing that could have happened to her.
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Is the SS United States the largest, or merely one of the larger Ocean Liners?
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