S.S. United States Nominated for Endangered Historic Places List
Places" list. among the most important engineering feats of the Twentieth Century. Hudson Westover, whose organization, the S.S. the nomination application with the National Trust. museum celebrating American's history at sea. as a modern-day cruise ship. NCL has owned the vessel since April, 2003. plain neglect by her previous owners," said Westover. necessities of competing in the modern cruise ship market. The Foundation hopes that if the National Trust selects the S.S. damage to its historic integrity.
Old Cruise Ships: Save ‘em or Scrap ‘em?
It was a Memorial Day Weekend tragedy onboard the famed 50-year old S.S. Norway, when an explosion rocked 2,000 passengers from their bunks, an accident which killed eight and injured 22. While thoughts immediately turned to terrorism, reports indicate that the explosion eminated from one of Norway's four boilers. The explosion and its aftermath is sure to put the spotlight on older ships and their maintenance habits, though it is far too early to predict any tangible changes. Basking in the limelight of its highly-publicized purchase of the S.S. United States (as seen in MR’s June 2003 Yearbook edition), Norwegian Cruise Lines' (NCL's) moment was short-lived when the Norway incident occurred on May 25…
America's Super Liner to Set Sail Once Again?
As a child, I often noticed a framed postcard that hung in the living room of my parents' home in Long Island. It was a simple silver rimmed frame with blue matting that showed back and front of the postcard — the front depicting a large ship with red, white and blue smokestacks — the back holding an autograph of former President Dwight Eisenhower (see photo below). For years, I passed this by as if it were of no significance. However, I would have never thought that one day I'd be writing about this framed postcard. The "large ship" to which I am referring is the United States Lines flagship, the S.S. United States, which my mother, Evelyn (Sullivan) Ciardiello, traveled on from New York to Europe in 1963 — 11 years after the vessel held its maiden voyage on July 3, 1952.
