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Frosty 4
First Class Passenger
Member # 5826

posted 04-04-2009 06:02 PM

Please take a look at this site . A good video and some history about the USS United States.
Enjoy!

http://www.crewoffice.blogspot.com/
Frosty 4

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dougnewman
First Class Passenger
Member # 11349

posted 04-04-2009 09:23 PM

How can I be a fan of USS UNITED STATES when no such vessel exists?

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H.M.S.Bonaventure
First Class Passenger
Member # 17509

posted 04-04-2009 11:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dougnewman:
How can I be a fan of USS UNITED STATES when no such vessel exists?

Oh for crying out loud!! You mean you have never head of the SS United States doug? Or are you just making a mountain out of the fact that he called it USS United States? Can anyone not make a mistake around here without someone getting all bent out of shape? Imagine if he had called it the SS United State and forgot the "S" at the end!!

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Cunard Fan
First Class Passenger
Member # 7530

posted 04-05-2009 02:29 AM

I always thought it was the "RMS" United States.

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 04-05-2009 05:57 AM

Frosty 4 nice find. She was never USS. Although during the Vietnam war she was almost USS United States.

Greetings Ben.

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viking109
First Class Passenger
Member # 6280

posted 04-05-2009 09:41 AM

Well the writer is under the impression that the hull is aluminum ( despite the rusting! ) and gets confused between the Norway and the Normandy so ...

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Frosty 4
First Class Passenger
Member # 5826

posted 04-05-2009 10:17 AM

I guess I spent too much time in the Navy. But one does wonder if we used the ship to transport troops what would it have been called?? I do know QE 2 was used to transport troops to the Falklands. Sorry for the error but at least the video was good Right?
F4

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LeBarryboat
First Class Passenger
Member # 5308

posted 04-05-2009 10:36 AM

I have the Big U on my Blogspot too HERE Soon, I will be able to share a project which utilizes the BigU in a dignified way, and it doesn't include sinking her.

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