SS United States - Wikipedia
SS United States is a retired American ocean liner that was built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines. She is the largest ocean liner to be entirely constructed in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic Ocean in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden ...
SS United States Update: Coalition Hopes To Bring Historic Ship …
2024年12月22日 · The SS United States Conservancy transferred ownership of the SS United States to Okaloosa County, Florida in order to convert the ship into the world’s largest artificial reef. The Conservancy had failed in its effort to raise $500,000 to help cover the costs of preservation and reloceation from its pier in Philadelphia where it has sat ...
SS United States - great-ocean-liners
Powered by four 18' diameter propellors, the United States was the most powerful merchant marine vessel to be built. Not only powerful, but capable of long range missions, the ship could sail 10,000 nautical miles at 35 knots (40 mph) before refueling. Clever naval architecture helped the SS United States become the greyhound of its era.
The SS United States and the U.S. Navy | Naval Historical …
2021年10月14日 · Although the SS United States was the culmination of William Francis Gibbs’s lifelong passion to design and build the greatest passenger liner in the world, its potential use in a wartime environment as a high speed troopship was used to justify its construction in the late 1940’s and the government subsidizing
The Fate of the 'Most Famous Ship that Didn't Sink' Unclear, Plans …
2024年9月6日 · SS United States was built for the dual purpose of fast, safe, luxurious ocean travel across the Atlantic and for the fast transport of U.S. troops across any ocean. The commercial contractor was U.S. Lines and the original contract with Newport News was let in 1949 for more than $67 million.
Fast Facts - SS United States Conservancy
Thanks to her reduced weight and powerful engines, the SS United States could go almost as fast in reverse as the Titanic could go forward. On her maiden voyage, the SS United States shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record in both directions. She was the first American ship in 100 years to capture the coveted Blue Riband (awarded to the ...
The Ship - Save The SS United States
The SS United States’ $79 million construction cost was heavily underwritten by the federal government. After the wartime success of Britain’s Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, as troop transports, the Navy wanted a superliner of their own that could be easily converted to troopship duty. Such was the case when the British government called ...
NPR: SS United States, record-setting ocean liner, makes its final ...
2024年11月20日 · The SS United States is a mid-20th century ocean liner that set the speed record for crossing the Atlantic. Now tied up at a Philadelphia pier, its paint peeling and faded after decades of inactivity, it's bound for an ending that is, in reality, a new phase of its life: serving as an artificial reef that attracts divers and marine life in the ...
History: Retirement - SS United States Conservancy
In 1978, the US Navy decided the ship was no longer relevant to their needs, and the ship was listed for sale. She then passed from owner to owner, each with big plans for her future: RICHARD HADLEY, of Seattle, planned to convert the …
SS United States: The mighty ship that broke all the records - CNN
2020年12月16日 · A glorious feat of engineering that was built under military secrecy, the SS United States passenger ship broke transatlantic speed records before the arrival of jet planes forced it into an...