ss united states to be sunk creating the worlds

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Anon08/31/24, 09:27No.2016128

Second-largest is also in Florida

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Anon08/31/24, 10:02No.2016134

How many threads do we need about this shitbox

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Anon09/10/24, 13:18No.2017922

I hope they sink it at a low depth, would make a baller dive location at ~30 meters

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Anon09/10/24, 14:14No.2017926

One of the goats for sure, straight fire way to go out.

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Anon09/13/24, 09:16No.2018337

The Florida fish & wildlife page on the Oriskany has a diagram showing they sank it to provide 80 feet (25 meters) clearance over the tallest point of the ship. That puts the bridge at about 45 meters and most of the main deck at 55 meters

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Anon09/13/24, 18:16No.2018374

>buying a literal last-of-its-kind ocean liner so you can sink itI fucking hate Floridians so much...

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Anon09/13/24, 23:14No.2018428

Talk about peak metaphor with that name....if Muskie cared about anything that mattered (efficient travel) he'd wrote a check and save this biddie.

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Anon09/14/24, 14:27No.2018523

>SS United States to be sunk, creating the world's largest artificial reef. RIP to one of the greatsYou guys are so negative this is going to be awesome. Fort Walton Beach is the middle of the redneck riviera. It'll be beautiful. You'll be able to dive down at a fairly reasonable depth and see fish and sealife around this classic beauty. People will pay to dive and help the economy. And companies will bring those little tourist mini-subs down to view the fish and boat for the old people- a very /n/ thing.Plus it's the USS United States. It's not seeing it's end being stripped for parts in South India like most scrapped ships. It's going to be a tourist attraction and provide natural barrier.

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Anon09/15/24, 18:57No.2018653

I'm going to miss seeing that thing out of the food court at the south philly IKEA.

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Anon10/05/24, 12:51No.2020904

Did it sink?

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Anon10/28/24, 18:43No.2023445

Odds the hull rips apart when they start towing it and it sinks in the Delaware River?

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Anon11/13/24, 22:33No.2024947

Sinking the United States is such an apt metaphor. Its all going down man.

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Anon11/19/24, 07:00No.2025634

Article listing the cost of each of the rebuild proposals over time, and showing how the value of the ship has fallen and how little the preservation society has taken in compared to all that https://www.inquirer.com/news/ss-united-states-costs-philadelphia-20241117.html

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Anon11/22/24, 17:31No.2026040

>not recycled All that steel sunk. What a waste.

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Anon12/07/24, 20:30No.2027297

shit is still laid up in philly now the coast guard is saying the thing is too old and fragile to move safely starting next week the dock owner is charging $100k a week penalty fee

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Anon12/13/24, 05:28No.2027743

Okaloosa paid the $100k late fee (appears to be a one-time thing) and are working with Pier 82 are to extend the docking lease through January, at a rate of $3400/day. Coast Guard requiring a seaworthiness inspection be completed before departure.

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Anon12/15/24, 19:59No.2027986

>artificial reef What a waste of precious steel.

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Anon12/17/24, 02:54No.2028091

ruh roh

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Anon01/20/25, 01:03No.2031287

On Friday, Okaloosa County told CNN it had hired a “naval architect/engineer to conduct stability tests which are now complete.”The tests were accepted by the Coast Guard on January 8, and the next steps include establishing a “tow plan,” while factoring in tidal conditions.The Coast Guard told CNN this week that “positive progress has been made” toward getting her ready to move.

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Anon02/06/25, 06:31No.2033215

It's finally going to move! Shifting to another pier Thursday morning and then the tow to Mobile starts Saturday morning at 3:30 am to catch the low tide at 4:30 am. There's links viewing info at https://www.phillyvoice.com/ss-united-states-philadelphia-departure-date-artificial-reef-florida/

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Anon02/09/25, 05:47No.2033493

>It's finally going to move!

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Anon02/13/25, 07:14No.2033828

Great, the NYC doofus group is at it again. They want Trump to buy the ship off of Okaloosa via eminent domain and keep it in Brooklyn. Such a historic connection and, they warn, it'll prevent all that ALUMINUM from OXIDIZING! That dangerous ALUMINUM OXIDE has never ever been put into the ocean before, no sir!Why is it always last-minute with these people?

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Anon02/14/25, 06:45No.2033900

Departure is back on for February 17 at 11 am!

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Anon02/15/25, 14:15No.2034004

They finally moved her (30ft from one pier to another)!

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Anon02/19/25, 10:28No.2034397

Weather delay to Wednesday 2/19 at 12:51 for movement.

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Anon02/19/25, 23:05No.2034447

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Anon02/23/25, 20:18No.2034814

So nice to see her at sea one last time

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Anon02/26/25, 02:28No.2035048

I would like to take this opportunity to nominate another candidate for artificial reef.Kindly leave the crew onboard.

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Anon02/28/25, 05:26No.2035196

Sinking just like the actual USA lol RIP

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Anon02/28/25, 05:32No.2035198

just past Key West

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Anon03/01/25, 09:27No.2035273

I first became aware of the ship when I watched a Youtube documentary about it several years ago. Ever since then I knew it would never be restored. It's some group of nobodies e-begging for donations, the majority of which cover the storage, security and bare minimum of upkeep of the ship, absolutely nothing was going into actual restoration works, and it had been over 20 years at that point. Every year labour gets more and more expensive, and the condition of the ship gets worse and worse.I would honestly be interested in a report of how the donations were spent over the 30-ish years, because I have a strong feeling the heads of the "conservancy" were basically using it as a pay-cheque. In one Facebook post not long after the sale was announced, people were asking financial questions (gib donation back plz), and they responded that 80% of donations went towards the ship (storage, security, upkeep, etc), meaning the other 20% were used to pay themselves a wage for heading the "conservancy" they set up. I also saw there was a lot of volunteers on staff, meaning less wages to pay other than their own.It's pretty clear the whole thing was mismanaged and they got complacent over nearly 3 decades, and here we are.

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Anon03/02/25, 11:15No.2035397

Palm Beach Post has shots of it off the coast of Florida, close to land

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Anon03/20/25, 01:37No.2037057

She's currently in Mobile, a fate worse than death

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Anon04/12/25, 03:42No.2038656

This thread shall not sink until she does

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Anon05/06/25, 19:51No.2039733

Do you think they should remove the superstructure and turn it into a museum instead of just recreating it?

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Anon06/09/25, 05:56No.2043174

Bump

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Anon06/26/25, 17:25No.2046156

Awaiting her fate - March 2025

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Anon07/09/25, 00:13No.2047886

Speaking of ocean liners, the MS Stockholm, the ship that hit the SS Andrea Doria, is currently at the scrappers

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Anon07/09/25, 01:06No.2047891

>leaves ship to rot in a warehouse district for thirty years >fails to pay rent >gets evicted >"GUYS!!! WE NEED MONEY JUST.. BECAUSE! OKAY!?" >half of the money was probably laundered >coast guard themselfs says the ship is on the verge of sinking >"Guys we can save it if trump buys it!"Who the fuck was running the united states conservation group? I've seen tourist trap railroads in the midwest with better leadership then this.I just want them to tow the fucking thing out and let a few F-18's to blast the hull open, that would be fucking awesome

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Anon08/04/25, 21:18No.2050527

The forward funnel was removed from the ship today

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Anon08/06/25, 16:32No.2050704

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Anon08/09/25, 20:37No.2050970

Both funnels removed

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Anon09/09/25, 01:33No.2053404

She looks so naked without her funnels

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Anon09/10/25, 07:56No.2053492

beep beep

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Anon10/02/25, 19:43No.2055120

Has there been any word on when she'll be sunk?

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Anon10/24/25, 19:58No.2057041

Bumpo

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Anon11/19/25, 06:23No.2059142

Sink day has moved into next year, "early 2026". A location has been picked, about 150-160 feet deep which will be about 12 miles from the wreck of USS Oriskany

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Anon11/19/25, 13:29No.2059158

>scrolling through facebook >still seeing posts trying to save it >latest one is someone trying to get it listed as an historic artefact or some shit (look how that turned out for falls of clyde) Just give it up man

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Anon12/28/25, 19:39No.2062070

do fish really even like these artificial reefs? they are dumb animals with no brains. is it possible for a fish to be trapped in a maze of corridors it's whole life? or maybe they get stuck?

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Anon12/31/25, 22:35No.2062317

>In response to the impending sinking, the New York coalition has taken legal action, filing a lawsuit to halt the process until federal agencies can assess the situation. Although the lawsuit was dismissed for lack of standing, advocates remain determined to seek federal intervention.The "Raise RMS Titanic Foundation" Facebook page is a fucking goldmine.

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Anon02/02/26, 21:49No.2064842

Bumpo

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Anon02/03/26, 09:33No.2064876

Okaloosa County officials say the tentative goal is for the ship to leave Mobile this April.

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Anon02/03/26, 10:08No.2064879

I saw a facebook post from the conservancy or whatever the former owners are called now, ebegging for more money, for the museum this time, because apparently the museum isn't GUARANTEED to be happening, just that they received some land or a small amount of funding for it or something as part of the sale/deal.So realistically that funnel is going to rot on a plot of land for decades while they keep milking it all over again.

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Anon02/11/26, 09:31No.2065529

Coins! A nearby college is machining souvenir coins out of aluminum scrap removed from the ship. Doesn't say if or when they'll be sold though. https://www.getthecoast.com/okaloosa-nwfsc-collaborate-to-produce-commemorative-ss-united-states-coins-from-ships-salvaged-aluminum/

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Anon03/13/26, 00:39No.2067593

Do we have a date when they're going to sink her yet?

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Anon05/11/26, 01:25No.2073003

I find it amazing that the paki's nor the chinese haven't grabbed this for recycling.

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Anon06/17/26, 22:33No.2076143

This is a joke, but also not a joke: how in the fuck has the current admistration not halo projected this thing but the name alone?

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Anon08/15/26, 01:25No.2079646

Are they ever going to sink it?

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Anon09/01/26, 00:45No.2080981

They called it the unsinkable thread

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Anon09/04/26, 09:24No.2081260

Why don't they just restore it? It looks in better shape than the USS Lincoln.

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Anon09/06/26, 17:07No.2081449

the ss united states has accomplished what titanic attempted be unsinkable

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