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st1ck-n-m0ve t1_j2evgi1 wrote

Reply to comment by CB_700_SC in At one point this was a world record holding ship. by FGoose

Not only do they not race ships, there is only 1 single transatlantic ocean liner left in service in the world, the queen mary 2.

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MonkeyPanls t1_j2ezcp7 wrote

Yeah. I worked in the industry for a few years (shout-out to SIU!) Between containerization, more reliable cargo liner service, and passenger airlines, we'll probably never see the likes of SSUS again. There's simply no reason that a non-military ship needs to go that fast for that far.

There's easily a whole Ken Burnsworth of documentary material about the age of shipping epitomized by the SS United States and the end of that age.

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