Submitted by Cabton t3_zultnw in philadelphia
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MagnusUnda t1_j1k5tjq wrote
The SS United States holds the record for fastest trans Atlantic passenger crossing time, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at it today
AOLpassword t1_j1k785f wrote
First time?
GooFoYouPal t1_j1k9j0g wrote
You oobatz or somethin’ pal?
phillyEMdoc t1_j1kane9 wrote
The Chik Fil A next door is redundant after eating all those Swedish meatballs, I agree
c0lin268 t1_j1kbis7 wrote
I really hope when they refurbish this jawn they keep it in Philly
Cobey1 t1_j1kc09g wrote
Literally was about to write this haha. Also, the owner has been paying $60,000 a month in rent for 18 years to keep it docked there
HyruleJedi t1_j1kcjmz wrote
Found the newbie
Former_Ad7944 t1_j1kco54 wrote
My kids call that the ghost ship
Past_Cartographer230 t1_j1kd8db wrote
https://www.ssusc.org read about it here or watch the video about it on bright sun films on YouTube
blowjob215 t1_j1ke8fi wrote
That distinction is called the Blue Riband
Mommy-Q t1_j1kecwd wrote
I kept looking for something beside the ship.
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avo_cado t1_j1kemhg wrote
Save a couple frames but it’s time to scrap it
Muppet_Rock t1_j1kg30o wrote
This thing smells so bad in the summer if the wind blows the wrong way in the heat lol.
blowjob215 t1_j1kge6i wrote
It ain’t ever gonna get refurbished. The most feasible plan for restoration would have involved sending it to South Street Seaport in NYC but even that wasn’t feasible enough to happen.
blowjob215 t1_j1kgnv8 wrote
What’s the smell? Or, more precisely, what’s causing the smell? Did they forget to empty the sewage tanks or what?
Muppet_Rock t1_j1kgwsp wrote
I'm not sure, but to me it smells like intense rot. Dead fish, stinky river, rotting decay, all that fun stuff. I try to stay away from that area when the heatwaves hit.
c0lin268 t1_j1kh10k wrote
There’s a current plan to refurbish it on the ships website just look it up. They still need funding and stuff but at least theres a group currently working on it. It lists a few cities that they are considering keeping the ship at including Philly
blowjob215 t1_j1kh77c wrote
That sounds like the Delaware’s problem, not the ship’s haha. It’s made of steel and had a nuclear reactor—does uranium have an odor?
DogsBucolic t1_j1kh829 wrote
My mom came over on that boat.
If you’re going to make a joke about this comment, don’t make the obvious one.
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DELAPERA t1_j1kjpvj wrote
What? That is insane! Who’s the owner? If they stops paying, will someone move it at all?
Cobey1 t1_j1kky2b wrote
Yeah for real! There’s some really interesting history behind the ship, from previous owners, to different companies trying to turn it into a cruise line, etc. this is the most updated article on the ship: https://www.wearetheunitedstates.org/single-post/2017/09/05/frequently-asked-new-ss-united-states-location
machinerer t1_j1klrlq wrote
S.S. United States is a cruise ship. It never had a nuclear reactor. U.S. Navy vessels had those.
It was fitted with regular oil fired boilers, and steam turbines. The engines have been removed, last I checked.
Ameyring2 t1_j1klwbc wrote
Not a joke, but Bill Clinton was also once a passenger, probably to attend Oxford.
psuedonymously t1_j1kmwcx wrote
Keep this quiet, I’ve been squatting in the ship for years, and gradually furnishing it with stuff I find in the IKEA dumpster.
blowjob215 t1_j1kn0yw wrote
I must’ve been confusing it with the Savannah or something, I could’ve sworn it was a nuclear-powered cruise ship
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thirteenwide t1_j1knzjd wrote
I got a private tour of the ship once. It's not the ship that smells bad. There's a big warehouse where raw cocoa (or maybe coffee) comes in from South America. What you are smelling is just a giant mass of unrefined chocolate (or coffee if my memory is faulty)
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DuckMan6699 t1_j1kokph wrote
There have been plans to refurbish it for decades, nothing has ever come of them
DaCheat452 t1_j1kovqm wrote
My roommate and I call it the Ghost Boat.
machinerer t1_j1kp8e5 wrote
To the best of my knowledge, only a few Navies of the world operate nuclear powered warships.
I have never heard of any civilian vessel having such technology. The cost is enormous, and the safety regulations involved are quite taxing and severe.
jawn_cena_ t1_j1kphr5 wrote
The dumbest name for a ship ever. The United States Ship United States (USS US)
blowjob215 t1_j1kpxj7 wrote
Yeah, you’re right on all points. I think my mind connected the dots from “built in the 1950’s,” “fire-proof” and “speed record holder” to erroneously conclude it must have been nuclear-powered. TIL it was made of aluminum, and had tremendous fuel capacity—i.e. fossil fueled, not atomic.
drakeschaefer t1_j1kq7so wrote
Being on the north end of the city, I had a brief moment of wondering why there was a ship in Conshohocken
ryanechols t1_j1kqn0h wrote
The craziest thing to me is learning that ship is bigger than the Titanic.
jpdub17 t1_j1kqs8o wrote
and asbestos
jpdub17 t1_j1kr3b2 wrote
that’s what we call it. the USS US
GooFoYouPal t1_j1krswj wrote
bro, wat ?
patrickk1220 t1_j1krtc7 wrote
all the asbestos is gone! It's pretty much empty inside. I got to tour it a few years back.
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drakeschaefer t1_j1ks2if wrote
What someone mentions IKEA, I think of the one in Conshohocken, so when I saw this, for a fraction of a second I thought there was some ship in Conshohocken
waterboy1321 t1_j1ktqex wrote
I would absolutely love to see it rehabbed as a little shopping Center or hotel; unfortunately, based on the reading I’ve done, I don’t think it’s feasible. But it’s beautiful.
_SundaeDriver t1_j1kw1nz wrote
You can really see it now that the building s are gone
Away-Conference3584 t1_j1kw51x wrote
I call it the USS Ikea.
e-joculator t1_j1kxpp8 wrote
The titanic was only big for its day. Compared to most of what came after, it was relatively small.
DatesNDollas t1_j1kz455 wrote
The SS Tetanus
Keldeoreed t1_j1kzcqg wrote
Anytime someone's visiting from out of town I try to convince them that that is the Titanic and it works pretty well
Brraaap t1_j1l0m5a wrote
There's a difference between some diehard fans putting an outline of a plan on a website and a real developer putting together a plan that includes how to fund it
BigfootTundra t1_j1l1smn wrote
Yeah she did
D_Ranz_0399 t1_j1l1sp9 wrote
That poor old ship just can't get the right love. I guess it's going to sit there until it dissolves into the Delaware
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Haz3rd t1_j1l533y wrote
Enjoy the outside, cause there's just nothing on the inside of it. EVERYTHING has been stripped away and it's literally just raw steel inside. It's kinda sad
Reditate t1_j1l5rko wrote
And this ship is quite small when you think of modern cruise liners.
lady_MoundMaker t1_j1l8kex wrote
The picture makes it seem they're much closer than they actually are, too.
FlyByPC t1_j1l8o4s wrote
Lots of more modern ships are larger than Titanic class.
c0lin268 t1_j1l9kvs wrote
Ofc, the funding hasnt been there. Doesn’t mean that this project still can’t eventually get that funding however. I think thatd be a cool thing for everyone if that happens. https://www.ssusc.org/redevelopment
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mikebailey t1_j1li0v0 wrote
There’s just nothing to rehab unfortunately, it’s empty
FordMaverickFan t1_j1lpolh wrote
It's the naval equivalent to a car with Delaware tags and 4 flat tires that has been in front of my house for 25 years.
wolferoad t1_j1lsnt3 wrote
And there’s not much left in the ship either!
juddasjanni t1_j1lsoia wrote
You from Idaho?
DuckMan6699 t1_j1lyg3q wrote
You are much more optimistic than I am
sardinesforever t1_j1lzfes wrote
Boat
Rosphindai t1_j1m0owx wrote
Maybe it should hang with the Ferrari La Ferrari.
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InspectorEwok t1_j1m6aso wrote
It's the SS United States for "steamship". Not, USS, which is for ships commissioned by the US Navy. It may have had a USS designation while it was a troop transport, but as a civilian vessel, It's SS.
mikebdesign t1_j1m6fol wrote
I have an architect friend who got to go inside and do a survey to asses the condition and see if it could be adapted into a hotel. There is apparently a whole section that is welded shut and basically sealed since it was decommissioned.
DUPCangeLCD t1_j1m8nli wrote
It’s crazy how much power that ship has/had. More than 3x the power while less than 1/4 the weight of the current largest cruise ship in the world (Wonder of the Seas).
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nalgene_wilder t1_j1malve wrote
Yeah we've noticed
jengibredia t1_j1mct19 wrote
I tell people this is the Titanic as a little bit and most don't question it
Chiefduke t1_j1mdqrb wrote
The real view is from up in the cafeteria.
GooFoYouPal t1_j1mdxxv wrote
You got oogatz upstairs, OP is oobatz.
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smibrandon t1_j1mi3aw wrote
Tour??? Tell me more, please! How how how??
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Expensive_Forever_56 t1_j1mpoxn wrote
I wish they’d turn in into a haunted attraction
CathedralEngine t1_j1mq0rl wrote
Did anyone ever get to go in the ball pit at the IKEA?
Former_Ad7944 t1_j1mubg8 wrote
Now I want to watch Ghostbusters 2 😂 probably where they got it from
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WeJustDid46 t1_j1mw0dj wrote
A rusting away hulk that will probably sink at the pier.
patrickk1220 t1_j1mwmlo wrote
A few years back the Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance hosted a tour as part of the Rust Belt Takeover conference! There is a caretaker who lives on the ship (or was then at least). Most of the ship is totally empty, but it’s still incredible to see the scale. One propeller sits on the stern deck. We also got to go up in the crows nest!
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loop-1138 t1_j1nglnm wrote
About the size of Titanic.
nolandeluca t1_j1nofv6 wrote
There are many signs in the food court explaining the ship
nolandeluca t1_j1nopqi wrote
Most modern cruise liners are double and triple the size of the titanic
nolandeluca t1_j1np930 wrote
Uranium doesn't have an odor, it's found it most bedrock in certain parts of the US and just looks like plain rock most of the time, the green and yellow stuff is heavily refined final product :D
nolandeluca t1_j1npowk wrote
It won't dissolve for a while since the superstructure is aluminum
nolandeluca t1_j1nprxv wrote
We are one of the few cities in the world with 2 ikeas
nolandeluca t1_j1npxls wrote
Unfortunately it's completely empty inside :(
nolandeluca t1_j1nqarl wrote
If you donate $200 they'll give you a tour, it's crazy how empty it is now that all the fixtures are gone
nolandeluca t1_j1nqevj wrote
Email the info like found on their website, I donated $200 and got a pretty fun tour!
owenhinton98 t1_j1ns975 wrote
Hej!
drakeschaefer t1_j1nuuz8 wrote
From what I can see Chicago, is the only other city in the US with 2. LA County has 4. And the New Jersey/New York locations are about as far as the Philly locations.
Globally I found Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Barcelona, and Manchester have 2 Brussels, and Amsterdam have 3 Madrid and London have 4, and Paris has 7. (Looking at metro areas)
There's more areas that have multiple, and neighboring area with ones too, especially as you go Eastern Europe and the Nordic regions. Stockholm has 2. Älmhult has the one, but it's filled with all the corporate buildings, museum, and hotel
blowjob215 t1_j1ny3o1 wrote
Not nuclear powered, and built of aluminum not steel
napsdufroid t1_j1pcj5h wrote
Where are they visiting from and how dumb are they not to know that's impossible?
LimousineAndAPeetzah t1_j1pfv76 wrote
A Halloween haunted house inside there would be insane! I know they already do that with the Queen Mary, but still.
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Rahawk02 t1_j1r4knq wrote
Reminds me of the good old days of 2019 taking my then 4 YO kid to eat Swedish meatballs buy a Kallex shelf for my records look at the cool ship and catch Pokémon in the parking lot .
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rita_giordano t1_j1w027v wrote
That ship was considered revolutionary when it was new.
John_EightThirtyTwo t1_j1wutgg wrote
Greatest and (nearly) last of the ocean liners.
An ocean liner is kind of like a cruise ship. And it's kind of the opposite of a cruise ship.
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porkchameleon t1_j1k32nr wrote
New in town/first time?