Does A Ship Ever Die?

Does a ship ever die? I never even thought about this question til my husband got caught up in boats and until I started selling postcards online. Our first boat came from Dr. Gregory in Spotsylvania. It had sailed Lake Anna and probably the Potomac River until we bought it. Then it sailed the same places until we moved to Pasadena Maryland. At that time it was sold to a high school kid down the street and when we moved it was still there in his back yard. So it seems from that boat and others we have now..boats don't die they just change owners, locations and names. Ha! Take this beauty!  Check out its history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Vana_Tallinn

So I conclude...they don't die...just change names and retire.
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