Funnels, 2012
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SS United States was launched in 1951. The ocean liner's $79.4 million construction tab was underwritten by the U.S. government so she could be used as a troopship in times of war. On her 1952 maiden voyage, the 990-foot-long ship broke the speed record for crossing the Atlantic, winning the Blue Riband in both directions. She was retired in 1969 and now resides at Pier 8
The Queen of the Pacific, 2012
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USS Olympia was commissioned in 1895. During the Spanish-American War, she served as Commodore George Dewey’s flagship at the Battle of Manila Bay, a victory that made Dewey a national hero and cemented Olympia’s place in history. During World War I, the 344-foot protected cruiser patrolled the American coast, and in 1921 carried the remains of the Unknown
The Finest Lines, 2012
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NS Savannah, the world’s first nuclear-powered merchant ship, was launched in 1959 at a cost of $46.9 million. The 596-foot ship was part of President Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” initiative. She was put into service in 1962 and was laid up in 1972. She was defueled in 1975. In 2008, Savannah was permanently stationed at Pier 13 of the Canton Marine Terminal in
The Iron Ship, 2012
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Star of India was built in Ramsey, Isle of Man, in 1863 as the full-rigged ship Euterpe. She spent nearly a quarter century hauling emigrants to New Zealand and Australia and made 21 circumnavigations. In 1901, she was re-rigged as a bark and put into service between Oakland, California, and the Bering Sea. She was renamed Star of India in 1906 and was laid up in 192
The Paddlewheeler, 2013
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Delta Queen is a 285-foot sternwheel steamboat. She was constructed in Scotland and in 1926 shipped in pieces to California where she was assembled and put into river service. After WWII, she spent 50 years plying the Mississippi River and its tributaries. She was laid up in 2008 and used as a floating hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 2015, she was towed to Ho
Landlocked, 2013
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USS Texas was commissioned in 1914. She is the last surviving dreadnought. With her ten 14-inch guns she was the most powerful weapon of her time. During WWII she shelled the French in North Africa, the Germans at Normandy and the Japanese at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. A museum ship since 1948, in 2022 the 573-foot ship was towed from her longtime Houston home to a drydock f