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Will Gant

February 10, 2009 02:30PM

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^{The SS United States, perhaps one of the most famous ocean liners of her time, has been

owned by Norwegian Cruise Lines since 2003. at $1,000 a day in docking fee, she was an

expensive asset wit no income of her own. She is to be listed for sale by Star Cruises

immediately. This ship, built in 1952, and the Flagship of America during her 17 year

Career, she is still the fastest ocean liner ever built, her 1952 records have never been

broken by a ship similar in size.

She is now in grave danger of being scrapped. I Urge anyone and everyone to get in contact

with the US Government. The ship is a prime candidate for a prestige project under Barack

Obama's Public works proposal. Her restoration would provide shipyard jobs restoring the

ship, and provide jobs at whatever city she ends up in as a Hotel, Convention center,

retail outlet, and entertainment complex. She is the Icon of the United States, our

Largest Ocean liner. She must no be aloud to be scrapped, her historic value is too great

[ssunitedstatesconservancy.org]}

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SOS - Save our Ship	Will Gant	February 10, 2009 02:30PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	K-27 Afficianado	February 10, 2009 03:18PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Will Gant	February 10, 2009 03:50PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Olaf The Red	February 12, 2009 11:00PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	olarmy	February 10, 2009 03:47PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Will Gant	February 10, 2009 03:52PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Tyler	February 10, 2009 03:52PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Will Gant	February 10, 2009 03:55PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Tyler	February 10, 2009 03:58PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	San Juan	February 10, 2009 04:11PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Steve Singer	February 10, 2009 04:16PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	CraigjP	February 10, 2009 05:17PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Will Gant	February 10, 2009 06:43PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Jim Armstrong	February 10, 2009 09:57PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Will Gant	February 10, 2009 10:25PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Jim Armstrong	February 10, 2009 10:48PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	GeorgeGaskill	February 11, 2009 02:58PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Will Gant	February 11, 2009 05:01PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	survivingworldsteam	February 12, 2009 10:16AM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Will Gant	February 12, 2009 11:51AM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	tractor	February 11, 2009 07:30PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	GeorgeGaskill	February 12, 2009 01:30PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Will Gant	February 12, 2009 02:02PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	GeorgeGaskill	February 13, 2009 12:20PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Will Gant	February 13, 2009 02:55PM
Re: SOS - Save our Ship	Will Gant	February 26, 2009 06:47PM

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