Tag Archives: SS United States

The Big U to become a dockside casino? What are the odds?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Rick Spilman

They are two projects in trouble.  One is a group of ship enthusiasts trying to save the rusting hulk of an historic passenger liner and the other, an Indian tribe trying to save a long-delayed casino project. Yesterday, the SS … Continue reading →

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Trouble on the Delaware – Three Historic Ships at Risk

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Rick Spilman

The day after Philadelphia’s tall ship, the newly repaired, Gazela, arrived in New York harbor, an article in this morning’s New York Times focussed on the three historic ships in trouble on the Delaware River, in or near Philadelphia – the Olympia, the battleship … Continue reading →

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Scraping bids out for SS United States

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Rick Spilman

Yesterday we posted that the Independence Seaport Museum doesn’t have the money to support the upkeep of the USS Olympia nor does it have the money to dredge the channel to tow her away.  On the other side of the … Continue reading →

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Fans of World’s Fastest Ocean Liner Put Out a Distress Call

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Rick Spilman

The Wall Street Journal today has an article about the SS United States Conservancy, a group of individuals who fervently wish to save the SS United States. I have the somewhat heretical view that the “Big U,” as she is called, is … Continue reading →

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