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Living in 2026, mentally somewhere between 1920 and 1995. Cars, nostalgia, film & whatever catches my attention.

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I have about 30 different interests, an obsession with things that existed before I was born, and way too many opinions. So I guess I’m finally going to start posting them here. 😭

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@DonaldE77286875 I agree the new ones are are huge Compared to it

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With the SS United States gone, the RMS Queen Mary stands as the last surviving Blue Riband holder. Could she ever be fully restored to seaworthy condition and sail under her own power again? Imagine witnessing the last of these legendary giants return to the ocean. #queenmary

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People really see somebody having fun with a hypothetical and be like “not on my watch” 😭

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@theotherbk Because “would it be possible?” and “would it be practical?” are two different questions

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@theotherbk Correct, This is all theoretical
. just whether it would ever be done

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@stoke_the35600 The biggest losses are the boilers, piping and supporting systems, which you are right. Water treatment, controls and bridge/engine-room communication could be replaced with modern systems. Fuel, steam and exhaust would obviously take major engineering.

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@stoke_the35600 A lot of those pieces actually still exist. Two of the four original propulsion units remain, the shafts and steering machinery are still there, and all four propellers still survive one attached to the ship and the other three removed but still preserved locally.

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@theotherbk The same reason people restore old cars even when they’re outdated and impractical, sometimes with nothing but a shell. Same idea here, just on a much bigger scale.

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Underwater photo of the SS United States. She didn’t capsize after all and is sitting upright on the ocean floor. 🇺🇸 #SSUnitedStates

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@SancastleAir It’s actually drilling mud, not solid concrete. They’ve already successfully pumped it out of several tanks for hull inspections, so removing it is entirely possible, they remove it periodically

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Incredibly, detailed engineering drawings of her original machinery still survive. Not everything was lost.

https://t.co/2cy0uvNIZb

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What saddens me most is that Long Beach acquired the Queen Mary as a fully operational ocean liner, yet so much of her machinery was stripped away rather than preserved. I’m grateful for what remains, but I can’t help imagining what could have been or what can be

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@stoke_the35600 Despite what was removed, some of her original machinery still survives. I wonder what could be possible with enough funding and dedication.

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@webmaster_major I agree that the SS United States still holds the record. I was simply pointing out that the Queen Mary is now the last Surviving ocean liner to have held the Blue Riband.

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@CMCanidae They gutted her so bad when she was converted. they bought her fully functional and running and stripped it all off is sad. The last few reports says she was thinning on parts of her hull, didn’t see anything if they ended up doing patch work.

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@dbuls They’ll regret it later on guarantee it

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They said it could take 45 minutes. She held on for hours. A ship built to survive, fighting until her very last breath. She deserved so much more than the ending we gave her. Rest easy, SS United States. #SSUnitedStates

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Not sure if these after party raves are getting out of hand or I’m just realizing it as I get older, they weren’t like this a few years ago 😭 #LosAngeles #AfterParty #rave

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@Ikey_Ilex She had so much potential. Now Queen Mary is the last surviving ocean liner to hold the blue ribband, even she is in disrepair. 🫩