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From: military@cbnews.ATT.COM (William B. Thacker)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: United States (was: Naval vessel naming conventions)
Message-ID: <11928@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Date: 4 Dec 89 02:21:42 GMT
References: <11272@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Organization: INTERGRAPH (APD) -- Palo Alto, CA
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From: uunet!uunet!ingr!apd!fenwick
The name 'United States' has a very good (recent) history for
civilian ships.  The United States captured the Ble Ribband
for the U.S. by setting a transatlantic speed record.
Unfortunately, the ship is (or was, until recently) tied
up to a pier in Baltimore, waiting for the scrap cutters
torch.  Rumor has it that it may be made into a floating
hotel (a' la the Queen Mary).

Steve Fenwick


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