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SS United States

Discussion in 'Everything Else Heritage' started by channel, Feb 13, 2012.

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  1. Miff

    Miff Part of the furniture Friend

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    The legal challenge is probably nonsense (as in the case of HMS Plymouth a few years ago) unless the challengers can prove they have enough money to take it on.

    In both cases the considerable patience of port authorities, local authorities, naval authorities and others ultimately ran out after the failure of proposed scheme after scheme after scheme always for the same reason. Not enough money to get started.
    In the meantime both ships deteriorated and left numerous unpaid bills until the scrapper or, in this case, the reefer was the only viable option.
     
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  2. Johnb

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    One of my pictures taken in happier times at Southampton in 1965

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    guycarr360, Nov 12, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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    I don't suppose the fish will care which way up she is. So what if the occasional land dwelling visitor has to go a bit further down. . .
     
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    According to the comments, "they" division failed again...
    I mean, they should have saved her...
     
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    It's reported that the people who got the contract to do the sinking refused to take advice from experienced folk, including some of the team who put the "Orinskay" on the bottom. From the way the old girl rolled to port just before taking her final plunge, it looks as though there was some free surface effect happening...

    The question is, did she then right herself before coming to rest on the sea bed?

    Mark
     
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