A model of American Classic Voyages’ Project America ship recently resurfaced, appearing for sale on eBay earlier this month.

The detailed 29-inch ship model shows the proposed original design of the U.S.-flagged vessel, which was later enlarged and adjusted by Norwegian Cruise Line.

Currently sailing as the Pride of America, the ship was originally announced in the late 1990s by American Classic Voyages of Chicago .

With a background in operating U.S.-flagged vessels, the company was planning a series of new ships for inter-island cruising in Hawaii along with Ingalls Shipbuilding of Mississippi.

At 71,000 tons, the 1,900-guest vessels would become the first large cruise ships built in the U.S. in over four decades.

Plans called for the first vessel to be delivered in 2002, follo

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