Comments on: San Francisco’s SS Independence: Images and History http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/san-franciscos-ss-independence-images-and-history Geography at its Finest Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:57:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mike Ralph http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/san-franciscos-ss-independence-images-and-history#comment-3224 Mike Ralph Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:00:34 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/san-franciscos-ss-independence-images-and-history#comment-3224 4/22/08 WOW! What wonderful (but SAD) pix... Many fond memories of her and sister Connie at NYC and Hawaii. The Big U will be next for India? I will never again sail on an NCL ship (and NCL WAS my favorite cruise line) Their loss! All the best to you for the fond memories. Mike Ralph, Ocean Liner Art, Ltd Clearwater, Fla 4/22/08
WOW! What wonderful (but SAD) pix… Many fond memories of her and sister Connie at NYC and Hawaii. The Big U will be next for India? I will never again sail on an NCL ship (and NCL WAS my favorite cruise line) Their loss! All the best to you for the fond memories.
Mike Ralph, Ocean Liner Art, Ltd
Clearwater, Fla

]]> By: Eric http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/san-franciscos-ss-independence-images-and-history#comment-2495 Eric Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:27:02 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/san-franciscos-ss-independence-images-and-history#comment-2495 Thanks for sharing your pics - I found your incredible set on flickr and have stayed up waaaay too late tonight browsing and reminiscing. It's rumored that the Indy is supposed to depart Pier 70 by mid Feb and make her final journey to be broken up in Alang, India. She's really the last of her kind. Really a shame that NCL bought her just to let her sit and rot. Would have been nice to see her end up based in an American port with a decor-retrofit to something closer to the early 50's, even if she only went out for one/two day cruise-to-nowhere affairs. She really appeared to be well maintained when i sailed on her in 2000, but I imagine there's little hope for her now. Thank you again for taking the time to capture her last days - being into UE myself, it's really quite an odd sensation seeing something I personally enjoyed in it's "prior life" now captured in decay. Perhaps you can keep us up to date if you see the ol' Indy's gone soon? Thanks for sharing your pics - I found your incredible set on flickr and have stayed up waaaay too late tonight browsing and reminiscing. It’s rumored that the Indy is supposed to depart Pier 70 by mid Feb and make her final journey to be broken up in Alang, India. She’s really the last of her kind. Really a shame that NCL bought her just to let her sit and rot. Would have been nice to see her end up based in an American port with a decor-retrofit to something closer to the early 50’s, even if she only went out for one/two day cruise-to-nowhere affairs. She really appeared to be well maintained when i sailed on her in 2000, but I imagine there’s little hope for her now. Thank you again for taking the time to capture her last days - being into UE myself, it’s really quite an odd sensation seeing something I personally enjoyed in it’s “prior life” now captured in decay. Perhaps you can keep us up to date if you see the ol’ Indy’s gone soon?

]]> By: anon http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/san-franciscos-ss-independence-images-and-history#comment-2470 anon Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:30:03 +0000 http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/san-franciscos-ss-independence-images-and-history#comment-2470 You always take me on a journey...I like that. So...is she still sitting in SF for the foreseeable future? Who decides her fate next? You always take me on a journey…I like that.

So…is she still sitting in SF for the foreseeable future? Who decides her fate next?

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