• Re: SS United States arrives in Alabama to become world's largest artif

    From Dang Lin Wang@21:1/5 to Mitchell Holman on Thu Mar 6 13:37:07 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, talk.politics.guns, sac.politics
    XPost: rec.travel.europe

    On 3/6/2025 7:07 PM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
    "Leroy N. Soetoro" <democrat-insurrection@mail.house.gov> wrote in news:lnsB29AAB1165FA76F089P2473@0.0.0.2:

    https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/ss-united-states-ends-final-voyage
    - alabama-ahead-of-schedule/4123256/

    What to Know
    The SS United States, a 1,000-foot vessel that shattered the trans-
    Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, arrived early
    Monday in Mobile, Alabama, nearly two weeks after departing from South
    Philadelphia.
    The SS United States was once considered a beacon of American
    engineering, doubling as a military vessel that could carry thousands
    of troops. Its maiden voyage broke the transatlantic speed record in
    both directions when it reached an average speed of 36 knots or just
    over 41 mph. To this day, the SS United States holds the transatlantic
    speed record for an ocean liner.


    Unfortunately the market for ocean
    liners dried up in the 1950's. Cruise
    ships - not ocean liners - are just for
    entertainment, not for transport. Who
    wants to spend a week travelling to
    Europe when you can do it faster and
    cheaper by air?

    Why waste your money in Europe? It's old, dirty, they hate Americans
    and there are illegal immigrant criminals everywhere.

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