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Originally Posted by slowmover
On the contrary, the SS United States has been rusting away at Philadelphia since about 1971.
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Thanks for mentioning the USS United States. There's good news:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Uni...d_reactivation
I looked it up, but I was conflating it with another hospital ship, the
NS Savannah.
"Eisenhower desired a "peace ship" that would serve as an ambassador for the peaceful use of atomic power. According to an Eisenhower administration statement to Congress "The President seeks no return on this vessel except the goodwill of men everywhere ... Neither will the vessel be burdened by proving itself commercially feasible by carrying goods exclusively." Although initial proposals used a copy of USS Nautilus's power plant, a conscious decision was made to design a propulsion system with no connection to military programs, to commercial design standards."
Too cheap to meter!
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Originally Posted by ibid
An airplane has a limited number of cycles. Using them in disaster relief is something only a government can afford.
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I say end-of-life all of them into Syria (currently), park them in a snowflake configuration and turn them into condominiums.
Say what you will about the Daily Fail, but they cover this story with 16 pictures and 2 videos:
Plane sailing! Decommissioned Boeing 767 passenger jet is tugged out to sea ready to be transformed into a GLAMPING venue in Ireland