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commercial, industrial, and military
houses, barns, and agricultural
not all is lost: other subjects
index of articles: the voices of the voiceless
purchase: prints, the book, and donations
about this site: who i am and what i do
updates: the most recent additions
event horizon: showings and other occasions
contact: email me/get added to the mailing list
coming soon: galleries i hope to finish one day
though she was only in use for 17 years (1952-1969), 'the big u' has the distinction of being fastest cruise ship ever built.
reported to have been capable of speeds of over 40 knots (45 mph), her top speed is classified as she was an
experimental ship to be used as a troop transport in times of war. weighing 53,329 tons and stretching 990 feet, a little
over 100 more than the titanic, she also is the largest ship built entirely on american soil. while she is the last existing
example of her era of liners, preservation attempts have thus far been unsuccessful, and it is rumored that she will be
removed from her current location on the philadelphia waterfront and scrapped in 2009.
reported to have been capable of speeds of over 40 knots (45 mph), her top speed is classified as she was an
experimental ship to be used as a troop transport in times of war. weighing 53,329 tons and stretching 990 feet, a little
over 100 more than the titanic, she also is the largest ship built entirely on american soil. while she is the last existing
example of her era of liners, preservation attempts have thus far been unsuccessful, and it is rumored that she will be
removed from her current location on the philadelphia waterfront and scrapped in 2009.
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