The SS United States has been laid up in Philadelphia for many years now. She has not sailed under her own power since 1969. Her final voyage returned from Europe bound for New York, collecting my parents, our 1963 Rambler and myself in Southampton U.K. along the way and then never setting out to sea… Read more
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Titanic Exhibition At San Diego Natural History Museum A Bit Short On Tonnage
The “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit” has been at The Natural History Museum in Balboa Park in San Diego for most of the year and is closing this weekend. It is one of eight exhibitions posted throughout the United Stated (with one additional in Bangkok Thailand). Operated by RMS Titanic Inc., which owns the rights to… Read more
“SAGA RUBY To Be Retired” – MaritimeMatters
Image credit to: Travis6406 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Maritime Matters reports about one of the last “traditional liners” still in service heading off to retirement. via SAGA RUBY To Be Retired | MaritimeMatters… Read more
Skyscraper of the Sea: Research Ship Sailed by Astronauts | WebUrbanist
WebUrbanist reports on what looks like total sci fi, like out of a Chris Foss painting. Things like this look great on paper but after ten years in salt water and the funding’s run out it’ll be pretty gnarly. I guess it is happening though. Follow the link below to the post. via Skyscraper of… Read more