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6. Her end was so sad...

Sat Sep 21, 2019, 07:05 PM

Sep 2019

She was still cruising up until 2001. 9/11 crushed the cruise industry and she was a casualty.

After being laid up for several years, she was brought to the sad beach of Alang, India, but didn't quite make it to shore:

On edit: I posted about her 9 years ago?
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It looks great! greatauntoftriplets Sep 2019 #1

The Andrea Doria was stunningly beautiful. Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 #3

I took a cruise around Hawaii on the S.S. Independence a while back. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2019 #4

Her end was so sad... Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 #6

It certainly was. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2019 #7

She had a crazy paint scheme at one point: Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 #8

It catches the eye, but I prefer the way it looked when I sailed on her. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2019 #10

I remember that very well. kskiska Sep 2019 #2

I'm an ocean liner nut Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Sep 2019 #9

In '62 I sailed on the Matson liner Lurline from San Francisco panader0 Sep 2019 #11

Chrysler Norseman dream car aboard Andrea Doria. MicaelS Sep 2019 #13

Amazing looking auto for 1956! Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 #14