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rbgarr
06-30-2009, 10:22 AM
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=29936
Dave R
06-30-2009, 11:53 AM
That's neat.

Isn't the United States mouldering away in Philadelphia?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/3675728058_f337ff4273.jpg
rbgarr
06-30-2009, 01:46 PM
I had no idea she was still afloat. IIRC there's an exhibit about her (or was) at the Hampton Mariner's Museum in Virginia.

Thx, Dave.
Dave R
06-30-2009, 01:51 PM
Could be she's not there anymore. I remember driving by her a couple of times a few years ago when I was in Philadelphia to visit my Aunt and Uncle. She was/is in a sad state.

Thanks for the links to the Pathe videos. I spent my entire lunch hour looking at those old videos.
Mad Scientist
07-03-2009, 12:05 PM
As of May of this year, she was still in Philly, and for sale for US$5,000,000. There are a few restrictions, such as for sale for 'non-demolition only', according to the Maritime Matters website www.maritimematters.com (http://www.maritimematters.com).
There's a photo and more info in their May 2009 'Shipping News'.

Tom