SS United States to be Rescued from the Torch

"McPherson" (isetta) 01/28/2016 at 23:13 • Filed to: None

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Anyone who loves ships, especially fast American ones; the time has come to celebrate. The SS United States, still one of the quickest liners ever built, has been saved from the breakers. Details of the deal to be announced 4 February in New York. Maybe our friends at Jalopnik can dig a little deeper into the story.

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Jagvar > McPherson 01/28/2016 at 23:15

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I did a happy dance when I read this today. Love this ship. The final holder of the coveted Blue Riband!

McPherson > Jagvar 01/28/2016 at 23:17

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Agreed. It would have been a tragedy to lose her. Yea!

Mercedes Streeter > McPherson 01/28/2016 at 23:19

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*Applauds*

For Sweden > McPherson 01/28/2016 at 23:20

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Saved from the Torch?

How will we ever know if it will baby now? ( ._.)

Tohru > McPherson 01/29/2016 at 00:28

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I’m glad to see this ship has been saved from Torch.

Berang > McPherson 01/29/2016 at 00:30

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I’ve been following this story for years. Interested to hear what the plans are. But it’s one of those things where it’s next to impossible keep out of the red. They’ve had lots of trouble with the Queen Mary over the years and it became an attraction before it decayed so much, so it will be interesting to see what they figure they can do with this.

Spoon II > McPherson 01/29/2016 at 00:41

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Hilariously, one of the four major bullet points at the top of the linked article that was deemed super important for everyone to know, was that Sean Connery proposed a threesome to some singer on that very boat. Living history!

RedPir8Roberts > McPherson 01/29/2016 at 02:20

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How ironic that the story is in a British paper. Love the S.S. United States, I’ve seen her a few times in her Philadelphia from a distance, thrilling but also bittersweet to see her still there like a relic of Art Deco time-warped into today. Really hope they can keep her intact and don’t do something unfortunate to her looks. Having her back as a working ship would be fantastic, but that’s the least likely thing to happen given the costs and that she isn’t built to have climbing walls and shopping malls—she was built for speed and beauty.

atfsgeoff > McPherson 01/29/2016 at 03:54

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I had heard it would cost approximately $1 billion to restore her to seaworthy.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > McPherson 01/29/2016 at 04:20

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This is good. My grandfather made the crossing from England in 1915 on the SS City of New York. He was 3 weeks old.

XJDano > McPherson 01/29/2016 at 05:20

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Probably because scrap prices are so low.

McPherson > For Sweden 01/29/2016 at 09:45

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After I wrote that headline, I thought the same. Geeze. ; )