Maritime Preservation - USS Olympia Seeks New Caretaker

Stephen Hussar · **Posted:** Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:33 pm

The USS Olympia, world's oldest floating steel warship...needs an estimated $30 million in restoration and endowment funding.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/85456487.html

PCook · **Joined:** Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:16 am **Posts:** 2127

Giving the ship back to the Navy is probably the most viable alternative right now. One possible solution to the current concerns would be the loan of a floating drydock and the temporary use of a tug to move it.

PC

Mr. Ed · **Posted:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:16 pm

This topic is under discussion in another thread.

Later!
Mr. Ed

PCook · **Joined:** Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:16 am **Posts:** 2127

Isn't that problem of duplicative threads also known as "Pennsy 1361 Syndrome"?

PC

Stephen Hussar · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:01 am

I guess I missed the other thread...and the link to the story at Philly.com...

Stephen

Kevin Gillespie · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:29 am

PCook wrote:

Isn't that problem of duplicative threads also known as "Pennsy 1361 Syndrome"?

PC

PC,

Since the ship's continued existence is in potential danger, I'm going to keep this thread up and active since it is most definitely a preservation issue. Since no one here is involved with the Independence Seaport Museum, the potential for flame wars is minimal. The title also better explains the issue at hand.

IMHO, the destruction of the Olympia would be the equivalent of turning the Gettysburg Battlefield into a a giant landfill. It makes the problems with the SS United States insignificant by comparison.

In any event, here is the link to an organization that is apparently trying to do something positive about the ship. http://www.fotco.org.

I know nothing about the organization, but I would at the very least sign the petition as I have done.

Kevin Gillespie
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