SS United States Model Ship
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The SS United States (also known as "The Big U") is an ocean liner
built in 1952 for the United States Lines. At 53,329 gross tons, she is the
largest ocean liner to date built entirely in the United States and still holds
the record for the fastest westbound transatlantic crossing.
In 1952, on her maiden voyage as the new flagship of the United States Lines,
the United States captured the Blue Riband with the fastest eastbound and westbound
transatlantic crossings on record (11 July–15 July, 3 days, 12 hours,
12 minutes). The entry of the United States marked the first time since the
Baltic a century earlier that a U.S.-flagged ship held the Blue Riband, surpassing
European speed records which had stood for decades. The United States lost the
eastbound record in 1990, but still holds the westbound record, and remains
the fastest ocean liner to cross in either direction.
The United States plied the transatlantic with passenger service until 1969,
and she outlasted the demise of her original owners. The ship is currently docked
in Philadelphia awaiting a decision to be made about her fate.
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