This was the 58-gun frigate HMS President, berthed at the West India Docks and training ship of the local Royal Naval Reserve. They were joined in 1872 by the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers. This ship was named Old President on 25 March 1903, and was sold for scrapping on 7 July 1903.
Average Household Debt Tops $90,000. A recent study shows that the average U.S. household debt has now passed the $90,000 mark, which includes household that are debt free. The 2015 American Household Credit Card Debt Study also showed that the average household with debt owes $130,000. Mortgage debt, with each household having an average mortgage of $168,614.
The 2012 Demos study also found changes from 2008 to 2012 regarding age groups with credit card debt. It found that older Americans on average have the highest credit card debt: people aged 65 or older typically carry $9,300 on their cards, less than a 6 percent reduction from 2008. Demos suggested the high balances were likely because the recession reduced savings and forced those in or near retirement to cut back.