Affiche de la SS United States Ocean Liner

SS United States is a retired ocean liner built in 1950-51 for the United States Lines at a cost of US$ 79.4 million (équivalent à 829 millions de dollars en 2021).[] The ship is the largest ocean constructed entirely United States and the fatest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the high est average speed since since, mai 1952. She quoi, designed by American naval architect William Francis Gibbs et could be converted into a troopship if required by the Navy in time of. United States maintained an uninterrupted schedule of transatlantic passenger service until 1969 and was never used as troopship during the 1950 s and early 1960 s the United States, popular for transatlantic travel. She attracted frerepeat celebrity passengers, such the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, along with celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Cary Grant, Salvador Dalí, Duke Ellington, et Walt Disney, who featured the ship in the 1 962 Film Bon voyage !.[ By the mid-to-late 1960 s, with the advent of jet-powered airliners, the market for transatlantic travel by ship had dwindled. America quoi en 1964, Queen Mary quoi retired en 1967, et Queen Elizabeth en 1968. Aux États-Unis, c'est un gros merdier. Unbeknownst to her passengers, crew, or the public, United States completed her last voyage (numéro 400) on novembre 7, 1969, when arrived in New York. En novembre 1997, Edward Cantor purchased the ship for 6 millions de dollars. Two years later, the SS United States Foundation and the SS United States Conservancy (then known as the SS United States Preservation Society, Inc.) succeeded in having the ship on the National Register of Historic Places. The present Location of the ship is Photocopyright © 2001 Stan Feldman SS United States, quai 82, Columbus Avenue, Philadelphie, Philadelphie County, PA. SS UNITED STATES CONSERVANCY P.O. BOX 32115 WASHINGTON, DC 2007 888.488.7787 info@ssusc.org