SS UNITED STATES Terms Of Sale: a Bargain!

[Don Kiyoti]

May 11, 2009: From the shipbroking entity offering the SS UNITED STATES, word for word:
"Historical Ocean Liner "SS UNITED STATES", LOA : 990' (301.75m), Beam : 101.5' (30.94m), Built : USA 1952, Propulsion : Geared Steam Turbine, GRT/NRT (as built) : 53,330 / 29,465. Vessel is inspectable (sic) at Philadelphia where it has been moored since 1996. All areas above the engine rooms have been stripped-out while engine and machinery rooms remain mainly intact. Propellers have been removed from the shafts and are stowed on deck. Lifeboats and all outfitting have been removed. Sale is for non-demolition only and "as is/where is". Sale is restricted to U.S.citizens or U.S. entity buyers. The vessel is currently registered on the United States National Registry of Historic Places. Asking price is USD 5,000,000 All details and information are about, given in good faith, but without any guarantee whatsoever of accuracy or completeness."

A steal at $5 million! Sure hope a Paul Allen or a Dean Kamen or some other billionaire gear-head will step up....

[The UnDoug]

"non-demolition" would seem to be a good thing.

[Jimmypoo]

I'm willing to bet that the Chinese will buy it, gut it, fill the control room and helm with robotics, and
float it up the Mississippi, log jam it into a narrow part, SINK IT there, diverting all water flow over to
the port that they have been working on in a neighboring state (as well as using the port for the cartage
of human cargo in sub-pods under their merchant ships).

The flooding will be a disaster - but it's carefully planned out, and the entire delta as it stands now will
simply cease to exist.

Mark my words......

J. Clussler Poo

[Racer X]

as long as they don't scrap it.

[graylocks]

i certainly wouldn't want to try and sell an ocean liner in this economy.

[ztirffritz]

How many homeless people could/do live on that boat?

[Don Kiyoti]

ztirffritz wrote:
How many homeless people could/do live on that boat?

It would be pretty spartan living: the interior is stripped to the bulkheads. Doubtful that there are any stowaways as the ship has been getting regular maintenance. But she was designed to transport 14,000 troops so in answer to the first part of your question: a lot!

[testcase]

$5 million for a "historical" derelict?

No way its' worth anything near that amount.

Maybe it can be a "historical" artificial reef.

[threeprong]

It just needs a little repair... with a giant wrench.

[Don Kiyoti]

testcase wrote:
$5 million for a "historical" derelict?

No way its' worth anything near that amount.

Maybe it can be a "historical" artificial reef.

8-)