S.S. United States

[oc1]

Yeah, Destin is rebranding itself as the home of the S.S. United States to bring in more tourists.  If the ship had been preserved some place it could still have been for a tourist trap like the USS Alabama (Mobile), USS Yorktown (Charleston), USS Midway (San Diego), USS Iowa, (San Pedro) USS Lexington (Corpus Christi), USS Constitution (Boston), USS Texas (Houston) and all the rest of them.

[Crab Pot]

Yeah, Destin is rebranding itself as the home of the S.S. United States to bring in more tourists.  If the ship had been preserved some place it could still have been for a tourist trap like the USS Alabama (Mobile), USS Yorktown (Charleston), USS Midway (San Diego), USS Iowa, (San Pedro) USS Lexington (Corpus Christi), USS Constitution (Boston), USS Texas (Houston) and all the rest of them.

My ship, USS Ranger CVA 61 (aircraft carrier) was supposed to be donated as a musemum to the "good people of Portland Oregon", I was actually a member of the socity that tried to make it happen. How Portland was picked as the site is beyond me because they fought us every step of the way untill the project was killed. We're shaving with the ole girl now, she was dismanteled I believe in Texas.

You forgot one oc1, the Hornet, CV 12, is in Alameda (SF Bay Area). I've spent many nights on her with my Boy Scouts back in the day.

Getting back on topic: I've been to Destin and they pride themselfs as the Gulf of America/Mexico American sportfishing capital. Tons of tackle shops and an impressive fleet of commerical and private sport boats. I'm sure the SS America won't be the last ship laid to rest within her small boat range!

Steve