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Walleye

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1. I saw that ship a few years back when it was towed to Philadelphia through the Chesapeake and Delaware canal

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jul 7, 2025, 11:53 AM

Jul 7

I was still working for the paper so I was trying to get a picture of it. It was huge, barely squeezed through the canal. I thought they were gonna have to grease the sides. I saw it many times after that in the mothball fleet in Philadelphia. Beautiful humongous, monster monster of a ship

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On July 3, 1952, the SS United States set sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 7 OP

I saw that ship a few years back when it was towed to Philadelphia through the Chesapeake and Delaware canal Walleye Jul 7 #1

Such a shame Delarage Jul 7 #2