Post #145305 by cynfulcynner on Mon, Mar 7, 2005 9:16 PM

On 2005-03-07 20:15, Dancin' Lizard wrote:
Today, the SS Independence sits in a SF harbor owned by Norwegian but too expensive to refurbish due to its age (1950).

I think I spotted the Independence in a San Francisco dry dock recently. It also spent some time in the Suisun Bay mothball fleet.

I've been told that the Constitution was "accidentally" sunk for the insurance money.

More info here:
http://www.maritimematters.com/americanhawaii.html