<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Hull 488 Literary, LLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steaming Through History: SS United States Memorabilia]]></description><link>https://www.ssusopguide.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:02:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ssusopguide.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[SS United States - The Curious Case of the Castrated Bull - Part I]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Mark B. Perry (Screenwriter &#38; Novelist) If you’ve read my novel "And Introducing Dexter Gaines," you’ve probably guessed I have an obsession with ocean liners, with my favorite ship, the SS United States, having a star turn as the maiden voyage setting for a rather significant plot point. This fascination started when I was around eight-years-old thanks to a chance viewing of the 1960 disaster film, "The Last Voyage," which was shot entirely aboard the very real 1920s era French ship, the...]]></description><link>https://www.ssusopguide.com/post/ss-united-states-the-curious-case-of-the-castrated-bull-part-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6358d7532301fe59f8150d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f2cf72_ad5322f980274c28af60cf9487ed529a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_683,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark B. Perry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SS United States - A Quiet Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Charles Dragonette Chatting with people online and off, the appearance that activity swirls everywhere is hard to ignore. However, since 16 June when Okaloosa County approved the final Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida State Historic Preservation Officer and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that enables wrapping up the Army’s Section 106 review of Permit SAJ-1996-03565, there has not been a single thing reported affecting the ship or the reefing program. It’s business as usual in Mobile...]]></description><link>https://www.ssusopguide.com/post/a-quiet-month</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a60fb9ebc66ff1e99e15fd3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:28:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f2cf72_19af0b4fd74e4d22a57641270349abc2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Charles Dragonette</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>