The SS United States Ocean Liner Quadratische Wanduhr

SS United States is a retired ocean liner built in 1950-51 for the United States Lines at a cost of US$ 79.4 Mio. (entspricht To 829 Mio. in 2021)[] The ship is the largest ocean liner construed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross She was designed by american architect William Francis Gibbs and could be converted into a troopship if required by the Navy in time of war. United States maintained an uninterruped schedule of transatlantic passenger service until 1969 and was never used as a troopship During the 1950s and early 1960s the United States was popular for transatlantic travel. She attraacted fretent repeat celebrity passengers, such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, along with celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Cary Grant, Salvador Dalí, Duke Ellington, and Walt Disney, who the featured the 1962 Film Gute Reise! By the mid-to-late 1960s, with the advent of jet-powered airliners, the market for transatlantic travel by ship had dwindled. America was sold in 1964, Queen Mary was retired in 1967 und Queen Elizabeth in 1968. United States was no longer profitabel. Unbeknownst to her passengers, crew, or the public, United States completed last traveted reise (Number 400) on November 7, 1969, when she arrived in New York. Im November 1997, Edward Cantor purchased the ship for 6 Millionen. Two years later, the SS United States Foundation and the SS United States Konservancy (then known as the SS United States Preservation Society, Inc.) ersetzt durch eded in having the placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The present Location of the ship is Copyright © 2001 Stan Feldman SS United States, Pier 82, Columbus Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. For more information contact; SS UNITED STATES KONSERVANCY P.O. BOX 32115 WASHINGTON, DC 20007 888 488 7787 info@ssusc.org