Nomadic, Titanic & other historic vessels

[Renegadenemo]

The H & S wombles would never allow that much common sense in one place in case it caught on and put them out of a job...

[DamienB]

Every time I think that the custodians of our national heritage could not get any worse, something else pops up ready to raise your waste water to boiling point.

SS Great Britain. Afloat on a sea of lime green jelly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-18116830

A spokesman for the tourist attraction said the jellymongers' work would make a "stunning" piece of modern art.

Why not cover it with candy floss too?

[Jordangbr]

Spoons at the ready....

[Dominic Owen]

Just because something CAN be done doesn't mean that it SHOULD!

What next? Covering the Royal Albert Hall in Victoria sponge perhaps? Or how about filling the Thames Tunnel with coronation chicken??

Maybe we should follow her ethos and embrace the perfect 19th century treatment for imbeciles by finding a perfect 19th century asylum and locking Rhian Tritton in it for the good of national heritage!

[Mike Bull]

HMS Victory 'afloat' in some custard? Britannia afloat in a sea of champagne? Aeroplanes hanging from ceilings like Airfix kits? Statues made of chocolate?

Oh, hang on...

Yes they'll have just gotten themselves a ton of publicity, but the custodians of the Great Britain should still be ashamed of themselves.

[Dangermouse]

I cannot believe that anyone calling themselves a "Director of Conservation" would authorise something so daft. They're basically exposing part of the hull (which is by all accounts very fragile in places) to an mildly acidic substance for no reason whatsoever. These are usually the same people who insist on poking things with soft brushes rather than cleaning and restoring...

It's also likely to smell rank after a while, and I wouldn't fancy cleaning it out of all the nooks and crannies it will find its way into!

[lsrdatabase]

All this talk of old ships got me thinking.
When we came home from Australia in 1969, we sailed on the SS Australis,

SS America & SS United Staes – Chandris Lines SS Austrfalis.

As a troop-carrier during WW II – SS West Point.
which was originally the SS America; sister ship to the SS United States.

SS Italis – SS American Star.
Renamed several times, sadly now . . .


. . . she is a wreck, slowly being eaten away by the elements.

Hopefully I'll some pics later.

[lsrdatabase]

SS United States and SS America.jpg

Troop Ship during WW II.jpg

USS West Point 1945.jpg

SS Australis.jpg

[Dominic Owen]

I'm not sure exactly which page this will take you to as the site doesn't seem terribly well constructed, although there are some interesting bits tucked away behind various tabs.

Fred, if you're feeling particularly nostalgic and easily upset, I wouldn't recommend opening the "Australis Today" tab!

http://www.ss-australis.com/enter.htm

[lsrdatabase]

SS Italis.jpg

SS American Star.jpg

SS American Star wreck.jpg

SS American Star wreck - 2.jpg