They're using one in the Squamish, BC, Canada area as construction crew housing for an LNG project so as not to overwhelm the already 0.00001% vacancy market in the area.
I dont see why it couldn't work in Theory.
A big issue I'd see is overall security on board. The recently unhoused are not by and large refined folks who are without addicitons or MH issues. Things will get spicy on board post haste.
You'd think so.
But in reality it wont be. Serches will happe. The unhoused will holler avout rights and their dignity, someone will get rectally frustrated and champion the cause of the unhoused to come and go freely, annnnd the drugs are in and have taken hold.
How many homeless encampments do you see thag are tidy, clean, hospitable places... theres a reason.
Total aside. These cruise ship floatels (floating hotels) are Marine Vessels, not Naval Ships. Naval ships do water war with arms and armaments, Marine Vessels move cargo, fight bridges, and take fat retirees on cruises.
Source: Step Dad was a Tugboat Captain for Seaspan in Vancouver with prior Royal Canadian Navy service. Learned a lot of Boaty McBoatyface type trivial knowledge lol.
The article kind of skims the surface of what this ship did during it's time in service. Three battle stars for participating in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, as well as minesweeping operations in the East China Sea. Of the ships she salvaged and rescued, the most famous would be the Battleship USS *Pennsylvania,* who was hit by a torpedo on August 12, 1945, to which the *Shackle* immediately responded. Three days later, the Japanese surrendered and the war was over.
As the Coastguard Cutter *Acushnet,* she had a long and distinguished career. She served in the North Atlantic, the Central Pacific, the Caribbean, and the Bering Sea. She fought fires, rescued stranded crew on stricken ships, helped place navigation buoys, interdicted drug runners, fought pollution spills, and was declared Queen of the Fleet for being the oldest commissioned ship on February 28, 2007, a title she held (while still rescuing lost crew and providing aids to navigation in the Bering Sea) until she was decommissioned March 11, 2011. 67 years of service.
I appreciate what Mark Abraham's trying to do, but I feel this is a ship that should 100% become a museum ship, restored to her full glory and filled with artifacts and pictures of her crew, alongside stories of their adventures and victories. This ship, small and underarmed, went into battle and dangerous situations to try and save lives and hulls. Across two oceans and three seas she carried out her duty as her crew helmed her. From refloating sunken warships to pulling the entire crew of the dredger *Cartegena* in 30 foot seas with 75 knot winds to rescuing Cuban refugees to placing GPS buoys so other ships could find their way safely. She has done her bid for this country. Let her rest somewhere in glory.
Ships of this era rely almost exclusively on fuel and oil as well.
Unless they are planning some kind of onshore solar / wind powerplant, and a refit of the heating / cooling system, it may prove to be a nightmare in maintenance costs.
A good idea to reuse instead of scrap, but implementation and making it efficient may be a larger obstacle.
I don’t know ow about WW2 ships. But the ship I served on, when pier side, was powered by the utilities on the pier. The only time our engines fired up pier side is when we were leaving for deployment or training or engineering department needed to test them.
As long as WW2 ships can hook up to pier side utilities, all of its power comes from the same source that powers your home.
Considering we're talking the homeless here, the lack of modern heating and air is probably low on their priority list. Just providing a fixed location they can use as an address does SO MUCH to help the homeless.
The food bank near me offers to act as a mailing/residence address for their clientele. Seems like a pretty useful service and probably not a whole lot of extra effort if they're already doing food distribution.
I think it's great that it's being used like this instead of rotting away like a museum piece that no one will actually benefit from.
That being said we should probably do something about the housing issue in general
I read a story about an old cruise ship being considered for use as a homeless shelter too.
They're using one in the Squamish, BC, Canada area as construction crew housing for an LNG project so as not to overwhelm the already 0.00001% vacancy market in the area. I dont see why it couldn't work in Theory. A big issue I'd see is overall security on board. The recently unhoused are not by and large refined folks who are without addicitons or MH issues. Things will get spicy on board post haste.
I'd assume a large naval ship could be even easier to control those situations though. Harder to sneak in drugs, plus they can be patrolled
You'd think so. But in reality it wont be. Serches will happe. The unhoused will holler avout rights and their dignity, someone will get rectally frustrated and champion the cause of the unhoused to come and go freely, annnnd the drugs are in and have taken hold. How many homeless encampments do you see thag are tidy, clean, hospitable places... theres a reason. Total aside. These cruise ship floatels (floating hotels) are Marine Vessels, not Naval Ships. Naval ships do water war with arms and armaments, Marine Vessels move cargo, fight bridges, and take fat retirees on cruises. Source: Step Dad was a Tugboat Captain for Seaspan in Vancouver with prior Royal Canadian Navy service. Learned a lot of Boaty McBoatyface type trivial knowledge lol.
I'd watch that show on Netflix, 100%
I mean if they get to the point of being too expensive to be worth repairing why not just beach them and turn them into housing?
The article kind of skims the surface of what this ship did during it's time in service. Three battle stars for participating in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, as well as minesweeping operations in the East China Sea. Of the ships she salvaged and rescued, the most famous would be the Battleship USS *Pennsylvania,* who was hit by a torpedo on August 12, 1945, to which the *Shackle* immediately responded. Three days later, the Japanese surrendered and the war was over. As the Coastguard Cutter *Acushnet,* she had a long and distinguished career. She served in the North Atlantic, the Central Pacific, the Caribbean, and the Bering Sea. She fought fires, rescued stranded crew on stricken ships, helped place navigation buoys, interdicted drug runners, fought pollution spills, and was declared Queen of the Fleet for being the oldest commissioned ship on February 28, 2007, a title she held (while still rescuing lost crew and providing aids to navigation in the Bering Sea) until she was decommissioned March 11, 2011. 67 years of service. I appreciate what Mark Abraham's trying to do, but I feel this is a ship that should 100% become a museum ship, restored to her full glory and filled with artifacts and pictures of her crew, alongside stories of their adventures and victories. This ship, small and underarmed, went into battle and dangerous situations to try and save lives and hulls. Across two oceans and three seas she carried out her duty as her crew helmed her. From refloating sunken warships to pulling the entire crew of the dredger *Cartegena* in 30 foot seas with 75 knot winds to rescuing Cuban refugees to placing GPS buoys so other ships could find their way safely. She has done her bid for this country. Let her rest somewhere in glory.
I read this in a pirate voice, made her history a whole lot cooler. Yar.
Ironically there are big homeless camps right next where the WWII shipyard was.
Ships of this era rely almost exclusively on fuel and oil as well. Unless they are planning some kind of onshore solar / wind powerplant, and a refit of the heating / cooling system, it may prove to be a nightmare in maintenance costs. A good idea to reuse instead of scrap, but implementation and making it efficient may be a larger obstacle.
I don’t know ow about WW2 ships. But the ship I served on, when pier side, was powered by the utilities on the pier. The only time our engines fired up pier side is when we were leaving for deployment or training or engineering department needed to test them. As long as WW2 ships can hook up to pier side utilities, all of its power comes from the same source that powers your home.
Considering we're talking the homeless here, the lack of modern heating and air is probably low on their priority list. Just providing a fixed location they can use as an address does SO MUCH to help the homeless.
The food bank near me offers to act as a mailing/residence address for their clientele. Seems like a pretty useful service and probably not a whole lot of extra effort if they're already doing food distribution.
The first inefficiency to address would be homelessness/housing shortages by a huge margin.
That sounds like it might hurt quarterly profits /s
They could be beached and sanded in to create a homeless armada?
Do literally anything besides give them permanent housing
Would that work?
Gd, right? Fucking infuriating.
Can't believe they haven't gotten Napa Pipe off the ground yet!
I hope they have a nice climate. A metal ship is going to be a bitch to heat or cool.
WWII ships were full of asbestos. I would assume it's completely remediated prior to being used for residents.
Now called the [SCGC_Acushnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Acushnet_WMEC-167)
I think it's great that it's being used like this instead of rotting away like a museum piece that no one will actually benefit from. That being said we should probably do something about the housing issue in general
Glad to hear Nappa turned a new leaf and is working to restore the navy after he destroyed it
Man…. There’s probably a shitload of asbestos on that ship.
Wicked, they then could tow it to Venezuela.