Photo: One of the Independence's Steam Stacks

By Jonathan Haeber
Uploaded on 3 January 2008
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One of the Independence's Steam Stacks

Hibiscus flowers adorn the smokestack.

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Story: A Ghost Ship on San Francisco's Shores
More than five decades ago a great Atlantic ocean liner, the SS Independence, proudly steamed to exotic Mediterranean ports while serving up the finest caviar and champagne. Today, she's a ghost ship, and I'll tell you what it's like to be inside.