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dmwnc1
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Member # 3785

posted 01-11-2011 10:31 AM

Following her sistership the AMERICAN RACER by four days, the AMERICAN RELIANCE transits the Panama Canal seen here entering the Miraflores Locks enroute to Brownsville TX for dismantling:

AMERICAN RACER webcam grabs here:
http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/ubb-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=005168

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 01-11-2011 10:42 AM

A photo set of her in San Francisco being cleaned prior to her last journey:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daver6/sets/72157625553999432/

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Lubber
First Class Passenger
Member # 13710

posted 01-11-2011 11:41 AM

So these were among the Suisun Bay ghost fleet ships?

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 01-11-2011 11:50 AM

Yes. MARAD has been cleaning house this last few months and a variety of Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet ships have passed through the Panama Canal. Here are several links to threads and photosets. The threads are of webcam grabs I got as they passed through, the photosets were taken by a San Francisco 'local' as the ships were being cleaned and prepared for their final voyages:

POPE and PATRICK
Pier 70 USS General John Pope (AP-110) 5-2010 - a set on Flickr

Pier 70 USS General Edwin Patrick (T-AP) 4-2010 - a set on Flickr

Cruise Talk: Pope and Patrick...waiting

RIDER VICTORY
Pier 70 SS Rider Victory in Drydock 3-2010 - a set on Flickr

ASPPhotoGallery (RIDER VICTORY in tow Miraflores Locks - Album_ID 3446)

WINTHROP VICTORY
SS Windthrop Victory's last voyage 3-2010 - a set on Flickr

ASPPhotoGallery (WINTHROP VICTORY in tow Panama Canal - Album_ID 3442)

USNS MISSION SANTA YNEZ
Pier 70 USNS Mission Santa Ynez 4-2010 - a set on Flickr

USNS Mission Santa Ynez 3-2010 - a set on Flickr

Cruise Talk: USNS Mission Santa Ynez in Panama Canal

GETTYSBURG
Exxon Gettysburg at Pier 70 5-2010 - a set on Flickr

http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/pictures/Ad_3482_14.jpg

http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/pictures/Ad_3521_7.jpg

http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/pictures/Ad_3521_8.jpg

AMERICAN RACER
SS American Racer 12-2010 - a set on Flickr

Cruise Talk: SS American Racer of United States Lines

AMERICAN RELIANCE
In Panama Canal

TALUGA
USS Taluga at Pier 70 BEA Drydock 7-2010 - a set on Flickr

http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/pictures/Ad_3510_12.jpg

http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/pictures/Ad_3510_13.jpg

http://www.travelserver.net/travelpage/aspgallery/pictures/Ad_3510_14.jpg

EARLHAM VICTORY
S.S. Earlham Victory at Pier 70 12-2009 - a set on Flickr

PAN AMERICAN VICTORY
USS Pan American Victory -the end is near- 11-2009 - a set on Flickr

SS DAWN
ex-African Dawn

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 05-25-2011 11:26 AM

Found this dramatic picture of the SS American Reliance in tow prior to transiting the Panama Canal:

HERE

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Frosty 4
First Class Passenger
Member # 5826

posted 05-25-2011 12:53 PM

The ship in the Panama Canal reminds me of the Oregon in the Clive Cussler novels.
(Oregon Files)
Anyone read his books?
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timb
First Class Passenger
Member # 5901

posted 05-26-2011 09:14 AM

Yes Frosty have read them all and quite enjoy them

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