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I never did find out if Chrisholm was compensated for the theft. Anybody know? BTW It sunk in 2015 and was scrapped in 2016.
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I think it would be a great artificial reef project of of Key West..........
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that pile of junk is finished. too late.
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I saw some recent pictures of her on navsource.org, and she can't be saved. I wish she was, but the pic I saw of her, which was her resting on the harbor bottom, shows saving is no longer possible.
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I have a Ted gEary 31 ft sloop that i have owned since i was 17 years old, blanchard built, an complete. I've come onto hard financial times, but rather than sell her, I've simply looking for a good home. If you know anyone, I'd appreciate it, and if you could help spread the word?
my direct email is spikeeewebb@hotmail.com
she has a good diesel, good sails, all of the hard work has been done for her restoration,a nd she is turn-key. she is near san diego. I'm not looking for any money, just to see the boat preserved. Whoever gets her is getting a masterpiece of naval arqutectrue.
I have to do something with her in the next month. please help.
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She was scrapped almost a year ago.
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Pres. Elect Trump would need a new state yacht. I`m sure it`s the most suitable perfect yacht for him once restored. Might wanna give him a ring ?
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I would have believed she would have been restored as a national treasure (=
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I would love to be apart restoring this ship.
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Wow Keep Her
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the Eisenhower days began following Truman and they did not have any interesting saving anything connected with the Roosevelt and Truman years. :)
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from what i could find it weighed ruffly 2021.6 ton, in the U.S.A. steel is around $50.00 a ton that equals ruffly $101,080.00 U.S. dollars i bet if someone would have offered them 100,000 U.S they probably would have taken it.
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So what?
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It comes down to the bottom line. Too expensive. Now being broken up for the scrap value.
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This is an hilarious video... the lead-up to the rusting pile of steel was very amusing. What you have here is just rusting steel, unless someone has $20 millon to waste on the absurd act of attaching 80% new onto the rusty 20% of the boat that remains.
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Nice mini-documentary on the fascinating history of USS WILLIAMSBURG; sorry to learn that it wasn't possible to save her, http://megayachtnews.com/2016/01/williamsburg-being-scrapped-restoration-hopes-dashed/. Ah .. if only someone could've attempted a restoration in the late 1970s versus the well-meant, but misguided, attempt to turn her into a floating restaurant. :'(
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They are in the process of scrapping this ship right now....So sad that they would rather scrap the vessel because they couldnt get enough money for it instead of letting a group who wants to fix it, have it for free or very little. People suck.
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The Truman Presidential Library in Independence, MO, has a lot of memorabilia and artifacts from the Williamsburg. There is a whole display about the yacht on the lower level of the library that includes furniture, china, guest books, photos... The last time I was there they had the guest book opened on a page that showed a party for Winston Churchill. Many famous politicians and Hollywood celebrities (example: Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh) were on the yacht that night.
The Truman Library tinkered with the idea of buying this yacht, restoring it, and putting it on display near the museum. In blunt terms: It cost too much money. Unfortunately, the yacht is a huge white elephant. -
do you own this video ? my marine channel would like to air your videos and promote your youtube channel
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Perfect project for PBS.."This Old Boat!"
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Built as a private yacht for a millionaire businessman in 1930, the WILLIAMSBURG served as a gun boat in WWII and then as the Presidential Yacht for Harry Truman. Today the USS WILLIAMSBURG lies on the shores of La Spezia, Italy, and represents one of most exciting restoration projects on earth today. If you are interested in restoring this magnificent piece of American history contact me at any time. david.seal@northropandjohnson.com