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The tug Jupiter. Built in 1902, she attended the launch of the USS New Jersey in 1942 and the n/s Savannah in 1959. |
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The Philadelphia skyline. |
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There was a pretty good crowd of about 35 United States fans on board. |
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The funnels of the fastest ocean liner ever built as seen from Penn's Landing. |
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The ss United States is docked very close to the old United States Lines terminal in Philly. Note the arrow pointing to the original sign. |
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Despite her years of neglect, she is still an awe-inspiring sight. |
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As we entered the slip, the chipped paint and rust-streaked hull became more evident. |
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"Danger. Keep Clear Propellers." |
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She still draws about 26 feet, and her Plimsoll Mark is clearly visible. |
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Is this part of her extensive cathodic protection system? If so, it has worked well because her hull has less pitting than the n/s Savannah even though United States is over a decade older. |
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Numerous port holes have been shot out in senseless acts of vandalism. |
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Flaking paint on her starboard side. |
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How would you like to be this close to her at 35 knots?? |
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One of the largest funnels ever installed aboard a liner. |
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Her name is still proudly emblazoned on her bow. |
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Brian Hawley and the "Big U." |
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A final view as we leave the slip. Note her tumble home. Not many passenger ships that have this feature are around anymore. |
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The battleship New Jersey is docked across from Penn's Landing in Camden, NJ. |
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The "E" on her second stack is a sign of her wartime efficiency award. |
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Docked at Penn's Landing is the
USS Olympia. Commissioned in 1895, she served as Admiral Dewey's
flagship during the Spanish-American War. It was from her decks that Admiral
Dewey spoke the immortal words: "You may fire when ready, Gridley." In 1921 she brought back from France the remains of the "unknown soldier" for burial in Arlington Cemetery. |
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The starting platform of the USS Olympia. Entering her engine room is as close as we will ever come to being in the engine room of a 19th Century Cunarder like the Campania (although Campania's engines were much larger!). |
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The tops of the Olympia's cylinders, which were all sheathed in wood. |
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Olympia's piston rod. |
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These are some of Olympia's
eccentric straps. They are a circular disk (eccentric sheave)
solidly fixed to a rotating axle with its centre offset from that of the
axle (hence the word "eccentric," out of the centre). Much larger versions have been recovered from Titanic. |