Shipbucket

Has anyone done the Big U?

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"Dulce bellum inexpertis." (War is sweet to those who have never fought.)

Yes, she has.

The never-built sister SS America (2) and the never built half sister SS President Washington have not.

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There was to have been a third big liner for United States Lines? What would she have looked like? What's the story on this?

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SS America (2) would have been an external repeat of Big U, with most differences being minor improvements from an engineering perspective (with half a decade of extra experience to pull from). SS President Washington was a design for APL, not for USL. It's very distinctly a G&C design.

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Thanks. Also, has anybody done the Independence and Constitution of American Export?

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"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich." -Napoleon Bonaparte
"Dulce bellum inexpertis." (War is sweet to those who have never fought.)

I'm moving this thread, but why don't you check the Archive on the main site and use the forum search. Uploads happen every few months, and I've never rejected a US built ocean liner.

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Although you can search for yourself, it was Done

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Thank you Kim for the crest

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