SS United States - Wikipedia SS United States For SS United States wrecked off Cape Romain in 1881, see SS United States ( 1864 ). For SS United States built in 1903, see Scandinavian America Line. For documentary about the ship in service, see SS United States : Lady in Waiting. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article uses citations that link to broken or outdated sources. Please improve the article or discuss this issue on the talk page. Help on using footnotes is available. ( July 2017 ) This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. You can assist by editing it. ( July 2017 ) United States docked at Pier 82 in Philadelphia, July 2017 History United States Name : United States Operator : United States Lines Port of registry : New York City Route : Transatlantic Ordered : 1949 Builder : Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Cost : $79.4 million ( $733 million in today 's dollars ) Yard number : Hull 488 Laid down : February 8, 1950 Launched : June 23, 1951 Christened : June 23, 1951 Maiden voyage : July 3, 1952 Out of service : November 14, 1969 Identification : IMO number : 5373476 Callsign KJEH Nickname ( s ) : `` The Big U '' Status : Sold 1978 Owner : Various Acquired : 1978 Fate : Laid up in Philadelphia in 1996. Notes : The United States changed hands multiple times from 1978 -- 1996 for a return to active sea service but no plans came through. Owner : SS United States Conservancy Acquired : February 1, 2011 Status : Laid up in Philadelphia, bought to be preserved as of February 2011. General characteristics Class and type : Ocean liner Tonnage : 53,330 GT Displacement : 45,400 tons ( at design draft ) ; 47,264 tons ( at maximum draft ) Length : 990 ft ( 302 m ) ( overall ) ; 940 ft ( 287 m ) ( waterline ) Beam : 101.5 ft ( 30.9 m ) maximum Draft : 31.25 ft ( 9.53 m ) ( design ) ; 32.33 ft ( 9.85 m ) ( maximum ) Depth : 75 ft ( 23 m ) Decks : 12 Installed power : 240,000 shp ( 180,000 kW ) Propulsion : 4 × Westinghouse double - reduction geared steam turbines 8 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers operating at 1000 psi ( later reduced to 925 psi ) and 975 ° F 4 × shafts Speed : 32 knots ( 59 km / h ; 37 mph ) ( service ) 38.32 knots ( 70.97 km / h ; 44.10 mph ) ( maximum ) Capacity : 1,928 passengers Crew : 900 SS United States ( Steamship ) U.S. National Register of Historic Places Show map of Philadelphia Show map of Pennsylvania Show map of the US Show all Location Pier 82, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Coordinates 39 ° 55 ′ 4.6 '' N 75 ° 8 ′ 12.8 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.917944 ° N 75.136889 ° W ﻿ / 39.917944 ; - 75.136889 Coordinates : 39 ° 55 ′ 4.6 '' N 75 ° 8 ′ 12.8 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.917944 ° N 75.136889 ° W ﻿ / 39.917944 ; - 75.136889 Architect William Francis Gibbs NRHP reference # 99000609 Added to NRHP June 3, 1999 SS United States is a retired luxury passenger liner built in 1952 for United States Lines. Built at a cost of $79.4 million ( $733 million in today 's dollars ) the ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the US and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction. She was designed by American naval architect William Francis Gibbs, and could be turned into a troopship should the need arise. The United States never was involved in any wars but was operated uninterrupted in transatlantic passenger service until 1969. In the following two decades she went through several different owners, all of whom tried unsuccessfully to make the liner profitable. Over time the ships fittings were sold at auction, and repairs were made that left her almost completely stripped by 1994. Two years later she was towed to Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia where she remains today. Since 2009, a group called SS United States Conservancy has been trying to raise funds to save the ship. The group ended up purchasing her in 2011 but has had a few of its plans fall through which included a `` multi-purpose waterfront complex ''. As the group ran out of money in 2015 it began looking at potentially scrapping the ship, but more donations came in which extended fundraising. This has happened more than once since as the group continues to look at redevelopment plans. The United States still retains the Blue Riband for crossing the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger liner in regular service with the highest average speed. Contents 1 Design and construction 2 History 2.1 1952 - 1996 2.2 1997 - 2010 2.3 2011 - 2015 2.4 2016 - present 3 Artifacts 4 Speed records 5 In popular culture 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links Design and construction Inspired by the service of the British liners RMS Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, which transported hundreds of thousands of US troops to Europe during World War II, the US government sponsored the construction of a large and fast merchant vessel that would be capable of transporting large numbers of soldiers. Designed by American naval architect and marine engineer William Francis Gibbs ( 1886 -- 1967 ), the liner 's construction was a joint effort between the United States Navy and United States Lines. The US government underwrote $50 million of the $78 million construction cost, with the ship 's operators, United States Lines, contributing the remaining $28 million. In exchange, the ship was designed to be easily converted in times of war to a troopship with a capacity of 15,000 troops, or to a hospital ship. The vessel was constructed from 1950 -- 1952 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Newport News, Virginia. Her keel was laid and the hull constructed in a dry dock. United States was built to exacting Navy specifications, which required that the ship be heavily compartmentalized and have separate engine rooms to optimize wartime survival. A large part of the construction of United States was with prefabricated sections. The ship 's hull comprised 183,000 separately fabricated sections. During World War II, the French liner SS Normandie had been seized by US authorities at New York and renamed USS Lafayette. In 1942, the liner caught fire while being converted to a troopship by the US Navy. After millions of gallons of water had been pumped into her in an attempt to extinguish the flames she capsized onto her port side and came to rest on the mud of the Hudson River at Pier 88, the site of the current New York Passenger Ship Terminal. As a result of this disaster the design for of the United States incorporated the most rigid U.S. Navy standards. To minimize the risk of fire, the designers of United States used no wood in the ship 's framing, accessories, decorations, or interior surfaces. Fittings, including all furniture and fabrics, were custom made in glass, metal, and spun glass fiber to ensure compliance with fireproofing guidelines set by the US Navy. Asbestos - laden paneling was used extensively in interior structures. Specially commissioned artwork included pieces by fourteen artists, including Nathaniel Choate, muralist Austin M. Purves, Jr., and sculptor Gwen Lux. Although the galley did feature a butcher block, the clothes hangers in the luxury cabins were aluminum. The ballroom 's grand piano was of a rare, fire - resistant wood species -- although originally specified in aluminum -- and accepted only after a demonstration in which gasoline was poured upon the wood and ignited, without the wood itself igniting. The construction of the ship 's superstructure involved the most use of aluminum in any construction project to that time, and posed a Galvanic corrosion challenge to the builders in joining the aluminum structure to the steel decks below. The extensive use of aluminum provided significant weight savings. United States had the most powerful steam turbines of any merchant marine vessel at the time, with a total power of 240,000 shaft horsepower ( 180 MW ) delivered to four 18 - foot ( 5.5 m ) diameter manganese - bronze propellers. The ship was capable of steaming astern at over 20 knots ( 37 km / h ; 23 mph ), and could carry enough fuel and stores to steam non-stop for over 10,000 nautical miles ( 19,000 km ; 12,000 mi ) at a cruising speed of 35 knots ( 65 km / h ; 40 mph ). History 1952 - 1996 Liner United States photographed from Portsmouth on return maiden voyage to New York, summer 1952 On her maiden voyage on July 3, 1952, United States broke the transatlantic speed record held by RMS Queen Mary for the previous 14 years by over 10 hours, making the maiden crossing from the Ambrose lightship at New York Harbor to Bishop Rock off Cornwall, UK in 3 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes at an average speed of 35.59 knots ( 65.91 km / h ; 40.96 mph ). United States ' maximum speed was deliberately exaggerated, and kept obscure for many years. An unlikely value of 43 knots ( 80 km / h ; 49 mph ) was leaked to reporters by engineers after the first speed trial. A Philadelphia Inquirer article reported the top speed achieved as 36 knots ( 67 km / h ; 41 mph ), while another source reports that the highest possible sustained top speed was 35 knots ( 65 km / h ; 40 mph ). By the late 1960s, the market for Transatlantic travel by ship had dwindled. America had been sold in 1964, Queen Mary had been retired in 1967, and Queen Elizabeth in 1968. United States was no longer profitable. While United States was at Newport News for annual overhaul in 1969, the shipping line decided to withdraw her from service, leaving the ship docked at the port. After a few years, the ship was relocated to Norfolk, Virginia. Subsequently, ownership passed between several companies. In 1977, a group headed by Harry Katz sought to purchase the ship and dock it in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where it would be used as a hotel and casino. However, nothing came of the plan. The vessel was sold in the following year for $5 million to a group headed by Richard Hadley who hoped to revitalize the liner in a time share cruise ship format. In 1979, Norwegian Cruise Line ( NCL ) was reportedly interested in purchasing the ship and converting her into a cruise ship for cruises in the Caribbean, but decided on purchasing the former SS France instead. During the 1980s, United States was considered by the US Navy as a troopship or a hospital ship, to be called USS United States, but this plan never materialized. By 1984, the ship 's remaining fittings and furniture were sold at auction in Norfolk. Some of the furniture was installed in Windmill Point, a restaurant in Nags Head, North Carolina. Richard Hadley 's plan of a time share style cruise ship eventually failed financially, and the ship was put up for auction by MARAD in 1992. The auction found a new owner named Marmara Marine Inc which was headed by Edward Cantor and Fred Mayer who purchased the ship for $2.6 million ( USD ). The company was majority - owned by Juliedi Sadikoglu of the Turkish shipping family. The ship was towed to Turkey and then Ukraine, where in Sevastopol Shipyard she underwent asbestos removal which lasted from 1993 into 1994. The interior of the ship was almost completely stripped during this time. No viable agreements were reached in the US for a reworking of the vessel, and in 1996 United States was towed to her current location at Pier 84 in South Philadelphia. 1997 - 2010 In November 1997, Edward Cantor purchased the ship for $6 million. 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 placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The United States is one of only a handful of ships eligible to enter such service because of the Passenger Service Act, which requires that any vessel engaged in domestic commerce be built and flagged in the US and operated by a predominantly American crew. In 2003, Norwegian Cruise Line ( NCL ) purchased the ship from the estate of Edward Cantor when the ship was put up for auction after his death, with the stated intent of fully restoring her to a service role in their newly announced American - flagged Hawaiian passenger service called NCL America. In August 2004, NCL commenced feasibility studies regarding a new build - out of the vessel, and in May 2006 Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, chairman of Malaysia - based Star Cruises ( which owns NCL ), stated that the company 's next project is `` the restoration of the... United States. '' Meanwhile, the restaurant ( Windmill Point ) which had contained some of the original furniture from the United States closed in 2007 so the items were donated to the Mariners ' Museum and to Christopher Newport University, both in Newport News, Virginia. A 2007 article in USA Today noted that there had been various projects through the years to celebrate the ship, such as lighting it on special occasions. By May 2007, an extensive technical review had been completed, with NCL stating that the ship was in sound condition. The cruise line has over 100 boxes of the ship 's blueprints cataloged. While this documentation is not complete, NCL believed it would provide useful information for the planned refit. When NCL America began operation though, it used Pride of America, Pride of Aloha, and Pride of Hawaii, rather than United States, and later withdrew Pride of Aloha and Pride of Hawaii from its Hawaiian service. In February 2009, it was reported that Star Cruises, to whom United States 's ownership was transferred, and NCL were looking for buyers for the liner. The SS United States Conservancy was then created that year as a group trying to save United States by raising funds to purchase her. On July 30, 2009, H.F. Lenfest, a Philadelphia media entrepreneur and philanthropist, pledged a matching grant of $300,000 to help the United States Conservancy purchase the vessel from Star Cruises. A noteworthy supporter, former US president Bill Clinton, has also endorsed rescue efforts to save the ship, having sailed on her himself in 1968. An artist 's rendering of the planned `` multi-purpose waterfront complex ''. In March 2010 it was reported that scrapping bids for the ship were being collected. Norwegian Cruise Lines, in a press release, noted that there are large costs associated with keeping United States afloat in her current state -- around $800,000 a year -- and that, as the SS United States Conservancy has not been able to tender an offer for the ship, the company was actively seeking a `` suitable buyer. '' By May 7, 2010, over $50,000 had been raised by The SS United States Conservancy. A deal was finally struck with NCL on July 1, 2010 to buy SS United States for a reported $3 million ( USD ) despite a scrapper 's bid for $5.9 million. The Conservancy was given until February, 2011 to buy the ship and satisfy Environmental Protection Agency concerns related to toxins on the ship. The group had funds to last 20 months ( from July 1, 2010 ) that were to go to supporting a development plan to clean the ship of toxins and make the ship financially self - supporting as possibly a hotel or development project. SS United States Conservancy executive director Dan McSweeney stated that he planned on placing the ship at possible locations that include Philadelphia, New York City and Miami. In November 2010, the Conservancy announced a plan to develop a `` multi-purpose waterfront complex '' with hotels, restaurants and a casino along the Delaware River in South Philadelphia at the proposed location for the stalled Foxwoods Casino project. A detailed study for the site was revealed in late November 2010, in advance of Pennsylvania 's December 10, 2010 deadline for a deal aimed at Harrah 's Entertainment taking over the casino project. The deal soon fell through though when on December 16, 2010, the Gaming Control Board voted to revoke the casino 's license. 2011 - 2015 SS United States in 2012. The SS United States Conservancy assumed ownership of United States on February 1, 2011. Talks about possible locations in Philadelphia, New York City and Miami continued into March. In New York City, negotiations with a developer were underway for the ship to become part of the Vision 2020, a waterfront redevelopment plan totaling US $3.3 billion. In Miami, Ocean Group in Coral Gables were also interested in putting the ship in a slip on the north side of American Airlines Arena. With an additional US $5.8 million donation from H.F. Lenfest, the conservancy had about 18 months from March 2011 to make the ship a public attraction. On August 5, 2011 the SS United States Conservancy announced that after conducting two studies focused on placing the ship in Philadelphia it was `` not likely to work there for a variety of reasons. '' However, discussions to place the ship in her original home port of New York as a stationary attraction were reported to be ongoing. The Conservancy 's grant specifies that the refit and restoration must be done in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for the benefit of the Philadelphia economy, regardless of her eventual mooring site ; the Conservancy continued to negotiate with possible stakeholders in the New York area. On February 7, 2012 preliminary work began on the restoration project to prepare the ship for her eventual rebuild, although a contract had not yet been signed. In April 2012, a Request for Qualifications ( RFQ ) was released as the start of an aggressive search for a developer for the ship. A Request for Proposals ( RFP ) was issued in May. In July 2012, the SS United States Conservancy launched a new online campaign called `` Save the United States '', a blend of social networking and micro-fundraising, that allowed donors to sponsor square inches of a virtual ship for redevelopment, while allowing them to upload photos and story content about their experience with the ship. The Conservancy announced that donors to the virtual ship would be featured in an interactive `` Wall of Honor '' aboard the future SS United States museum. Six million ( USD ) had been raised by September 2012 to turn the ship into a permanent waterfront attraction. A developer was to be chosen by the end of 2012 with the intent of putting the ship in a selected city by summer 2013. The ship, however, remained in Philadelphia. In November 2013, it was reported that the ship was undergoing a `` below - the - deck '' makeover which lasted into 2014 in order to make the ship more appealing for developers as a dockside attraction. The SS United States Conservancy was warned though that if its plans did not come together quickly, there might be no choice but to sell the ship for scrap. In January 2014, obsolete pieces of the ship were sold to keep up with the $80,000 ( USD ) a month maintenance costs. Enough money was raised to keep the ship going for another six months with the hope of finding someone committed to the project, with New York City still being the frontrunner target location. On July 3, 2014, The SS United States Conservancy held a flag - raising ceremony commemorating the ship 's maiden voyage. An American flag was raised first to honor Independence Day, then the house flag of the ship 's former operating company, United States Lines ( donated by the trademark owner Hector L. Aponte III ) was raised. This occasion was the first time the ship had flown its company flag since the ship was decommissioned in 1969. By August 2014, the ship was still moored in Philadelphia and costs for the ship 's rent amounted to $60,000 ( USD ) a month. It was estimated that it would take one billion ( USD ) to put the United States back on the high seas, though a 2016 estimate for restoration as a luxury cruise ship was said to be, `` as much as $700 million ''. On September 4, 2014 a final push was made to have the ship be bound for New York City. A developer interested in re-purposing the ship into a major waterfront destination made an announcement regarding the move. The Conservancy had only weeks to decide if the ship needed to be sold for scrap. On December 15, 2014, preliminary agreements in support of the redevelopment of the SS United States were announced. The agreements included three months of carrying costs, with a timeline and more details to be released sometime in 2015. In February 2015, another $250,000 was received by the conservancy from an anonymous donor which went towards planning an onboard museum. As of October 2015 the SS United States Conservancy had begun exploring potential bids for scrapping the ship. The group was running out of money to cover the $60,000 per month cost to dock and maintain the ship. Attempts to repurpose the ship continued. Potential ideas included using the ship for hotels, restaurants, or office space. One idea floated was to install computer servers in the lower decks and link them to software development businesses in office space on the upper decks. However, no firm plans were announced. The conservancy said that if no progress was made by October 31, 2015, they would have no choice but to sell the ship to a `` responsible recycler. '' As the deadline passed it was announced that $100,000 had been raised in October 2015 sparing the ship from immediate danger. By November 23, 2015 it was reported that over $600,000 in donations had been received for care and upkeep, buying time well into the coming year for the SS United States Conservancy to press ahead with a plan to redevelop the vessel. 2016 - present Preliminary redesign for the United States by Crystal Cruises from a 2016 promotional video. On February 4, 2016, Crystal Cruises announced that it had signed a purchase option for the SS United States. Crystal would cover docking costs in Philadelphia for nine months while conducting a feasibility study on returning the ship to service as a cruise ship based in New York City. It was announced on April 9, 2016 that 600 artifacts from the SS United States would be returned to the ship from the Mariners ' Museum, and other donors. The plan was formally dropped on August 5, 2016, citing too many technical and commercial challenges. Crystal Cruises then made a donation of $350,000 to help with preservation through the end of the year. The SS United States Conservancy continued to receive donations which include one for $150,000 by cruise industry executive Jim Pollin. This is expected to last the group 's fund raising campaign into mid-September 2017. If the group runs out of money, alternative plans for recycling the ship include turning the United States into an artificial reef rather than scrapping her. Artifacts Decor included a children 's playroom designed by Edward Meshekoff. Other artwork was designed by Charles Gilbert of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. His work included glass panels in the ballroom, a clock in the Captain 's quarters, and other pieces. Much of his work was purchased at auction when the ship was drydocked. Several of the glass panels are highlighted in an exhibit at Southdown Museum in Houma, Louisiana. One of the ship 's 60,000 - pound propellers is mounted at the entrance to the Intrepid Sea - Air - Space Museum in New York City. Another one stands on a platform near the waterfront at SUNY Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, New York. Across the Long Island Sound from SUNY Maritime College, a third propeller is mounted at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and is used as a teaching aid for merchant mariners. In 2008 a fourth propeller was put on display at the entrance of the Mariner 's Museum in Newport News, Virginia. Speed records In addition to breaking the eastbound transatlantic speed record held by RMS Queen Mary, the liner also broke the westbound crossing record by returning to America in 3 days 12 hours and 12 minutes at an average speed of 34.51 knots ( 63.91 km / h ; 39.71 mph ). With both the eastbound and westbound speed records, the United States obtained the Blue Riband which marked the first time a US - flagged ship had held the record since the SS Baltic claimed the prize 100 years earlier. United States maintained a 30 knots ( 56 km / h ; 35 mph ) crossing speed on the North Atlantic in a service career that lasted 17 years. United States lost the eastbound speed record in 1990 to Hoverspeed Great Britain ; however, she continues to hold the Blue Riband as all subsequent record breakers were neither in passenger service nor were their voyages westbound. In popular culture A television documentary about the ship, titled SS United States : Lady in Waiting, was completed in early February 2008 and was distributed through Chicago 's WTTW TV and American Public Television with the first airings in May 2008 on PBS stations throughout the US. The Big U : The Story of the SS United States, another documentary about the ship, was in development by Rock Creek Productions. The 2013 film Dead Man Down starring Colin Farrell features scenes shot on board United States. Gallery Postcard of SS United States SS United States at sea, 1950s Sun deck of SS United States during 1964 eastbound voyage SS United States disembarking at Le Havre in 1964 SS United States in dock at Pier 86 in New York the morning of July 31, 1964 sailing to Le Havre and Southampton SS United States laid up in Hampton Roads, 1989 SS United States bow at Pier 82, Philadelphia, from a kayak SS United States from a cruise ship on the Delaware River See also Philadelphia portal SS Constitution SS Independence SS America ( 1940 ) References ^ Jump up to : Ujifusa, Steven ( July 2012 ). A Man and his Ship. New York : Simon & Schuster. p. 222. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4516 - 4507 - 1. Jump up ^ Cudahy, Brian J. ( February 1997 ). Around Manhattan Island and Other Tales of Maritime NY. Fordham University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8232 - 1761 - 8. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 23. ^ Jump up to : Horne, George ( June 24, 1951 ). `` Biggest US Liner ' Launched ' in Dock ; New Superliner After Being Christened Yesterday ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 23. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Weinraub, Bernard ( November 15, 1969 ). `` Liner United States Laid Up ; Competition From Jets a Factor ; The United States Cancels Voyages and Is Laid Up ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 23. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Koeppel, Dan ( June 2008 ). `` World 's Fastest Superliner Awaits Rebirth -- or the Scrap Yard ''. Popular Mechanics. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Griffin, John ( February 1, 2011 ). `` Save Our Ship : Passionate Preservationists Buy a National Treasure ''. ABC News. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Retirement and Layup ''. SS United States Conservancy. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. ^ Jump up to : Pesta, Jesse ( July 1, 2010 ). `` Famed Liner Steers Clear of Scrapyard ''. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 02. Jump up ^ National Park Service ( 2007 - 01 - 23 ). `` National Register Information System ''. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Jump up ^ `` The Great Oceanliners ( Flip through website for reference ) ''. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. ^ Jump up to : `` Life and Times of the SS United States ''. The Big U : The Story of the SS United States. ssunitedstates-film.com. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ Dempewolff, Richard F. ( June 1952 ). `` America Bids for the Atlantic Blue Ribbon ''. Popular Mechanics : 81 -- 87, 252, 254. ISSN 0032 - 4558. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` HISTORY : DESIGN & LAUNCH - SS United States Conservancy ''. Jump up ^ `` SS United States Saved, Perhaps to Sail Once More ''. Jump up ^ `` Early Years ''. SS United States Conservancy. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` SS United States ''. ss-united-states.com. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Designing and Constructing Superliner SS United States ''. ss-united-states.net. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` How Fast Can It Go ? '' ( pdf ). Paper on actual speed of SS United States Jump up ^ `` SOS plan for faded ocean liner ''. The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 24, 2009. Jump up ^ McKesson, Chris B., ed. ( February 13, 1998 ). `` Hull Form and Propulsor Technology for High Speed Sealift '' ( PDF ). John J. McMullen Associates, Inc. pp. 13 -- 14. Archived from the original ( pdf ) on December 13, 2005. Retrieved December 13, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Times Daily -- Google News Archive Search ''. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Richard Hadley, 80 ; Planned Floating Condos for Ocean Line ''. The New York Times. April 15, 2002. Jump up ^ `` S.S. United States Sold to Turkish - Backed Group ''. Daily News. April 29, 1992. Jump up ^ `` $2.6 million bid wins SS United States International group plans renovation ''. The Baltimore Sun. April 28, 1992. Jump up ^ `` Асбестовый след корабля `` Юнайтед Стейтс '' ``. July 12, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Famed Liner 's Moving, But There 's No Money Yet For A Huge Fixup Will Ship Make City Seasick ? ''. Philadelphia Daily News. August 15, 1996. Jump up ^ `` S.S. UNITED STATES, The Turkish Years 1992 -- 1996 : What Might Have Been ''. maritimematters.com. Jump up ^ Deflitch, Gerard ( September 28, 2003 ). `` S.S. United States may get chance to relive glory days ''. Pittsburgh Tribune - Review. Jump up ^ `` Title unknown ''. Maritime Matters. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Jump up ^ Morris, Rob ( March 1, 2011 ). `` Windmill Point Set to Go Out in a Blaze of Glory ''. Outer Banks Voice. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 18. Jump up ^ Hampson, Rick ( July 3, 2007 ). `` Hopes dim for revival of SS United States ''. USA Today. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ McDevitt, John ( May 9, 2007 ). `` Cruising Future Seen For a Rusting South Phila. Hulk ''. KYW Newsradio. Philadelphia. Jump up ^ Niemelä, Teijo ( February 11, 2009 ). `` SS United States may be offered for sale ''. Cruise Business Online. Cruise Media Oy Ltd. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` United States impending sale ? ''. Maritime Matters. February 10, 2009. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Our History ''. SS United States Conservancy. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 02. Jump up ^ Moran, Robert ( July 30, 2009 ). `` Phila. philanthropist to aid purchase of iconic ship ''. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Newspapers LLC. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 30. Jump up ^ `` SS United States : America 's Ship of State ''. SS United States Trust. July 4, 2009. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 02. Jump up ^ Ujifusa, Steven B. ( March 3, 2010 ). `` SS United States now in grave peril ''. PlanPhilly. Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Fund Aims To Save S.S. United States ''. Myfoxphilly.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 02. Jump up ^ Cox, Martin ( June 30, 2010 ). `` Preservationists Perched To Buy SS UNITED STATES ''. Maritime Matters. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 02. Jump up ^ `` SSHSA 8 Page Promo Booklet ''. Steamship Historical Society of America. Fall 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 06. Jump up ^ McDevitt, John ( November 21, 2010 ). `` America 's Flagship Wants Stalled Foxwoods Casino Site ''. KYW Newsradio. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 22. Jump up ^ Wittkowski, Donald ( December 16, 2010 ). `` Gambling panel revokes license for proposed Foxwoods casino project in Philadelphia ''. The Press of Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City Media Group. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Video of February 1 Title Transfer Event ''. SS United States Conservancy. February 9, 2011. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Vision 2020 : New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan ''. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. ^ Jump up to : Knego, Peter ( March 16, 2011 ). `` SS United States Latest ''. Maritime Matters. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` An Update From Conservancy Executive Director Dan McSweeney ''. SS United States Conservancy. August 5, 2011. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Work Begins to Prepare the SS United States for Future Redevelopment ''. SS United States Conservancy. February 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` SS United States Redevelopment Project Releases Request for Qualifications '' ( Press release ). SS United States Conservancy. April 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` New Online Campaign Launches to Save the United States '' ( Press release ). SS United States Conservancy. July 11, 2012. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Save the United States ''. SS United States Conservancy. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ Smith, Karen ( September 23, 2012 ). `` Local company helping save ' SS United States ' ''. Observer & Eccentric Newspapers. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ `` SS United States To be `` Repurposed '' ``. Cruise Industry News. April 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Jump up ^ `` SS United States is being prepared for a new life ''. Associated Press. November 28, 2013. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Will the SS United States find new life in 2014 ? ''. philly.com. January 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Preservation Efforts ''. youtube.com. Hector Luis Aponte III. Retrieved July 3, 2014. Jump up ^ `` America 's flagship : Admirers of SS United States send an S.O.S. ''. america.aljazeera.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved 2014 - 09 - 09. Jump up ^ `` The World 's Fastest Ocean Liner May Be Restored to Sail Again ''. National Geographic News. 2016 - 02 - 08. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 10. Jump up ^ Backwell, George ( September 4, 2014 ). `` SS United States Supporters Push for NY Return ''. Marine Link. Retrieved 2014 - 09 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Encouraging New SS UNITED STATES Developments ''. maritimematters.com. December 15, 2014. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Agreement reached to redevelop SS United States ''. www.bizjournals.com. December 16, 2014. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 04. Jump up ^ `` SS United States gains $250,000 donation ''. Philly.com. February 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Friends of the S.S. United States Send Out a Last S.O.S. ''. The New York Times. October 7, 2015. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Donations Help the S.S. United States Fend Off the Scrapyard ''. msn.com. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Cruise ship company in deal to buy SS United States ''. philly.com. February 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ `` S.S. United States, Historic Ocean Liner of Trans - Atlantic Heyday, May Sail Again ''. The New York Times. February 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ `` SS United States getting artifact donations from Mariners ' Museum, others ''. Dailypress. Retrieved April 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Crystal Drops SS United States Project ''. Cruise Industry News. August 5, 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016. Jump up ^ Pesta, Jesse ( 6 August 2016 ). `` The S.S. United States Wo n't Take to the Seas Again After All ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2016. Jump up ^ Adomaitis, Greg ( 8 August 2016 ). `` Abandoned ship : Deal to save SS United States ' too challenging ' ''. NJ.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016. ^ Jump up to : Adam Leposa ( July 19, 2017 ). `` SS United States Gets Last - Minute Reprieve ''. www.travelagentcentral.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017. Jump up ^ Dunlap, David ( 9 March 2016 ). `` Beloved Anachronisms, Times Square Mosaics of the City May Be Preserved ''. New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` The SS United States ' Preserved Propellers '' ( PDF ). SS United States Conservancy. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 30. Jump up ^ Kludas, Arnold ( April 2002 ). Record Breakers of the North Atlantic : The Blue Riband Liners, 1838 -- 1952. Brassey, Inc. ISBN 978 - 1 - 57488 - 458 - 6. Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 03. Jump up ^ `` SS United States : Lady in Waiting ''. bigshipfilms. 2010. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` The Big U : The Story of the SS United States ''. The Big U. 2010. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Press Conference at Philadelphia 's Pier 82, Monday April 23, 3 : 30 PM ''. SS United States Conservancy. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 22. Further reading Braynard, Frank Osborn ( 1968 ). By their works ye shall know them : the life and ships of William Francis Gibbs, 1886 -- 1967. New York : Gibbs & Cox. OCLC 1192704. Braynard, Frank Osborn ( June 2002 ). SS United States. Turner Publishing Company. ISBN 978 - 1 - 56311 - 824 - 1. Britton, Andrew ( 2012 ). SS United States. Classic Liners series. Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press. ISBN 9780752479538. Ujifusa, Steven ( July 10, 2012 ). A Man and His Ship : America 's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the S.S. United States. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978 - 1451645071. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to SS United States. External image The Liner `` United States '' Passing 42nd Street, New York ( c. 1952 ) by Andreas Feininger, Metropolitan Museum of Art Historic American Engineering Record ( HAER ) No. PA - 647, `` SS United States '' SS United States Conservancy, current owner of SS United States Williams, C.K. ( April 16, 2007 ). `` The United States ''. The New Yorker. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) ( Williams poem ) S.S. United States SS United States site United States Line SS United States 2007 photographs SS United States 2012 photographs Records Preceded by Queen Mary Holder of the Blue Riband ( westbound ) 1952 -- present Incumbent Atlantic Eastbound Record 1952 -- 1990 Succeeded by Hoverspeed Great Britain U.S. National Register of Historic Places Topics Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types Lists by states Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Lists by insular areas American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Lists by associated states Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau Other areas District of Columbia Morocco Portal Surviving ships launched before 1967 Merchant ships 1800 -- 1899 Charles W. Morgan ( 1841 ) Great Britain ( 1843 ) Edwin Fox ( 1863 ) Star of India ( 1863 ) City of Adelaide ( 1864 ) El Horria / El Mahrousa ( 1865 ) Cutty Sark ( 1869 ) Gjøa ( 1872 ) Meiji Maru ( 1873 ) James Craig ( 1874 ) Muñoz Gamero ( 1875 ) Elissa ( 1877 ) Falls of Clyde ( 1878 ) Lady Elizabeth ( 1879 ) Joseph Conrad ( 1882 ) Nelcebee ( 1883 ) Coronet ( 1885 ) Polly Woodside ( 1885 ) Wavertree ( 1885 ) Balclutha ( 1886 ) Sigyn ( 1887 ) af Chapman ( 1888 ) Anna Kristina ( 1889 ) Arthur Foss ( 1889 ) Robin ( 1890 ) Fram ( 1892 ) Lettie G. Howard ( 1893 ) Effie M. Morrissey ( 1894 ) Turbinia ( 1894 ) C.A. Thayer ( 1895 ) Gedser Rev ( 1895 ) Belem ( 1896 ) Edna G ( 1896 ) Glenlee ( 1896 ) SS Meteor ( 1896 ) Rickmer Rickmers ( 1896 ) Albatros ( 1899 ) 1900 -- 1914 Helen McAllister ( 1900 ) Kathleen and May ( 1900 ) Cangarda ( 1901 ) Discovery ( 1901 ) Duchesse Anne ( 1901 ) Gazela ( 1901 ) Pommern ( 1901 ) Reaper ( 1901 ) Solway Lass ( 1902 ) Suomen Joutsen ( 1902 ) Moshulu ( 1904 ) Alexander von Humboldt ( 1906 ) Hercules ( 1907 ) Irene ( 1907 ) Keewatin ( 1907 ) Tarmo ( 1907 ) Viking ( 1907 ) Yankee ( 1907 ) Fehmarnbelt ( 1908 ) Dar Pomorza ( 1909 ) Großherzogin Elisabeth ( 1909 ) Suriname - Rivier ( 1910 ) Col. James M. Schoonmaker ( 1911 ) Europa ( 1911 ) Eye of the Wind ( 1911 ) Nomadic ( 1911 ) Passat ( 1911 ) Peking ( 1911 ) Tradewind ( 1911 ) Acadia ( 1912 ) Sundowner ( 1912 ) Jolie Brise ( 1913 ) Medina ( 1914 ) Suur Tõll ( 1914 ) World War I Statsraad Lehmkuhl ( 1914 ) Sankt Erik ( 1915 ) Valley Camp ( 1917 ) Oosterschelde ( 1918 ) 1919 -- 1938 Marilyn Anne ( 1919 ) Morgenster ( 1919 ) Bowdoin ( 1921 ) Excelsior ( 1921 ) L.A. Dunton ( 1921 ) Sedov ( 1921 ) Southern Swan ( 1922 ) Mandalay ( 1923 ) Medway Queen ( 1924 ) Forceful ( 1925 ) Roseway ( 1925 ) William G. Mather ( 1925 ) Kruzenshtern ( 1926 ) Schulschiff Deutschland ( 1927 ) Sørlandet ( 1927 ) Picton Castle ( 1928 ) Hikawa Maru ( 1929 ) Orion ( 1929 ) Calshot ( 1930 ) Kaiwo Maru ( 1930 ) Luna ( 1930 ) Lydia Eva ( 1930 ) Nippon Maru ( 1930 ) Te Vega ( 1930 ) Zaca ( 1930 ) Savarona ( 1931 ) Sea Cloud ( 1931 ) Danmark ( 1932 ) Mercator ( 1932 ) Ned Hanlan ( 1932 ) Sightseer XII ( 1932 ) Gorch Fock ( 1933 ) Stettin ( 1933 ) Amorina ( 1934 ) Circle Line XVII ( 1934 ) Georg Stage ( 1934 ) Krait ( 1934 ) Queen Mary ( 1934 ) Wingfield Castle ( 1934 ) Bloodhound ( 1936 ) Christian Radich ( 1937 ) Santa Maria Manuela ( 1937 ) William A. Irvin ( 1937 ) Mary A. Whalen ( 1938 ) World War II Vityaz ( 1939 ) Calypso ( 1942 ) Empire Sandy ( 1942 ) John W. Brown ( 1942 ) Christina O ( 1943 ) Glenada ( 1943 ) Hellas Liberty ( 1943 ) Jeremiah O'Brien ( 1943 ) Red Oak Victory ( 1944 ) American Victory ( 1945 ) Fearless ( 1945 ) Johanna Lucretia ( 1945 ) Lane Victory ( 1945 ) Pilgrim ( 1945 ) Star of Kodiak ( 1945 ) 1946 -- 1966 Abegweit ( 1946 ) Astoria ( 1946 ) Cervia ( 1946 ) Waverley ( 1946 ) Roann ( 1947 ) Kaskelot ( 1948 ) Pelican of London ( 1948 ) Sołdek ( 1948 ) Balmoral ( 1949 ) Søren Larsen ( 1949 ) John N. Cobb ( 1950 ) Sirius ( 1950 ) Southern Actor ( 1950 ) United States ( 1951 ) Arthur M. Anderson ( 1952 ) Roald Amundsen ( 1952 ) Spartan ( 1952 ) Voima ( 1952 ) Zawisza Czarny ( 1952 ) Birger Jarl ( 1953 ) Lightship 2000 ( 1953 ) Governor ( 1954 ) Aurora ( 1955 ) Explorer ( 1955 ) Gil Eannes ( 1955 ) Pearls of South China Sea ( 1955 ) Shieldhall ( 1955 ) Achilles III ( 1956 ) Mayflower II ( 1956 ) Nordstjernen ( 1956 ) Frieden ( 1957 ) Lenin ( 1957 ) Rongdhonu ( 1957 ) Antarctic Dream ( 1958 ) Mojo ( 1958 ) Point Valour ( 1958 ) Rotterdam ( 1958 ) Elbe ( 1959 ) OSS 2 ( 1959 ) Savannah ( 1959 ) Victoria ( 1959 & 1960 ) Arctic Corsair ( 1960 ) Bore ( 1960 ) Nicola ( 1960 ) Sampo ( 1960 ) Funchal ( 1961 ) Keppel ( 1961 ) Vantuna ( 1961 ) Albatross IV ( 1962 ) Altea ( 1962 ) Ancerville ( 1962 ) Atlantis II ( 1962 ) Cape Don ( 1962 ) Cap San Diego ( 1962 ) Discovery ( 1962 ) FLIP ( 1962 ) Growler ( 1962 ) Lake Explorer ( 1962 ) Peirce ( 1962 ) Point Glass ( 1962 ) Simcoe ( 1962 ) Tsotne Dadiani ( 1962 ) Bluenose II ( 1963 ) Hudson ( 1963 ) Lau Trader ( 1963 ) Malaspina ( 1963 ) Matanuska ( 1963 ) Queen of the Islands ( 1963 ) Taku ( 1963 ) Tustumena ( 1963 ) Aluminaut ( 1964 ) Arquipelago ( 1964 ) Auguste Piccard ( 1964 ) Discoverer ( 1964 ) Hebridean Princess ( 1964 ) J.R. Tolkien ( 1964 ) Lofoten ( 1964 ) Marco Polo ( 1964 ) Melinka ( 1964 ) Ocean Starr ( 1964 ) Queen of Nanaimo ( 1964 ) Queen of New Westminster ( 1964 ) Sahara ( 1964 ) Shenandoah ( 1964 ) Stubnitz ( 1964 ) Tenaka ( 1964 ) Alexander ( 1965 ) Clifford A. Barnes ( 1965 ) Entreprenant ( 1965 ) McArthur ( 1965 ) Porto ( 1965 ) Stephen B. Roman ( 1965 ) Tuxedo Royale ( 1965 ) Davidson ( 1966 ) Deerhound ( 1966 ) Ever Queen Emilia ( 1966 ) Miller Freeman ( 1966 ) Mt. Mitchell ( 1966 ) National Geographic Endeavour ( 1966 ) Ocean Majesty ( 1966 ) Rude ( 1966 ) Military ships Pre-1800 Mary Rose ( 1509 ) Vasa ( 1628 ) Victory ( 1765 ) Philadelphia ( 1776 ) Peggy ( 1789 ) Constitution ( 1797 ) 1800 -- 1899 Trincomalee ( 1817 ) Unicorn ( 1824 ) Dom Fernando II e Glória ( 1843 ) Constellation ( 1854 ) Jylland ( 1860 ) Warrior ( 1860 ) Cairo ( 1861 ) Carrick ( 1864 ) Huáscar ( 1865 ) Buffel ( 1868 ) Schorpioen ( 1868 ) Leitha ( 1871 ) Rap ( 1873 ) Uruguay ( 1874 ) Sölve ( 1875 ) Bonaire ( 1877 ) Gannet ( 1878 ) Joseph Conrad ( 1882 ) Abdón Calderon ( 1884 ) Tyr ( 1887 ) af Chapman ( 1888 ) Peral ( 1888 ) Olympia ( 1892 ) Najaden ( 1897 ) Presidente Sarmiento ( 1899 ) 1900 -- 1914 Mikasa ( 1900 ) Aurora ( 1900 ) Holland 1 ( 1901 ) Finngrundet ( 1903 ) Alose ( 1904 ) Barnegat ( 1904 ) Sava ( 1904 ) Swiftsure ( 1904 ) SM U-1 ( 1906 ) Ambrose ( 1907 ) Drazki ( 1907 ) Georgios Averoff ( 1910 ) Nusret ( 1911 ) Texas ( 1912 ) Zhongshan ( 1912 ) Graf von Goetzen ( 1913 ) Kommuna ( 1913 ) Suur Tõll ( 1914 ) World War I Caroline ( 1914 ) M33 ( 1915 ) Krassin ( 1916 ) Portsmouth ( 1916 ) Ebe ( 1918 ) President ( 1918 ) 1919 -- 1938 Huron ( 1920 ) Micalvi ( 1925 ) Alert ( 1926 ) Deutschland ( 1927 ) Juan Sebastián Elcano ( 1927 ) Spurn ( 1927 ) Frying Pan ( 1929 ) Capitan Miranda ( 1930 ) Chesapeake ( 1930 ) Amerigo Vespucci ( 1931 ) Colo Colo ( 1931 ) Étoile ( 1932 ) Belle Poule ( 1932 ) Dannebrog ( 1932 ) Lilac ( 1933 ) North Carr ( 1933 ) Palinuro ( 1934 ) Potomac ( 1934 ) Vesikko ( 1934 ) Wellington ( 1934 ) Błyskawica ( 1935 ) Belfast ( 1936 ) Eagle ( 1936 ) Ingham ( 1936 ) Lembit ( 1936 ) Maeklong ( 1936 ) Nantucket ( 1936 ) Norge ( 1936 ) Taney ( 1936 ) Abraham Crijnssen ( 1937 ) Creoula ( 1937 ) MTB 102 ( 1937 ) Sagres ( 1937 ) Galeb ( 1938 ) HA. 19 ( 1938 ) Mircea ( 1938 ) Overfalls ( 1938 ) World War II SM K - 21 ( 1939 ) S - 56 ( 1939 ) Anshan ( 1940 ) Almirante Grau ( 1941, active service ) Castlemaine ( 1941 ) Drum ( 1941 ) Massachusetts ( 1941 ) North Carolina ( 1941 ) RML 497 ( 1941 ) Sackville ( 1941 ) Silversides ( 1941 ) Somerset ( 1941 ) U-505 ( 1941 ) Whyalla ( 1941 ) Akin ( 1942 ) Alabama ( 1942 ) Bowfin ( 1942 ) Courageous ( 1942 ) Francisco Zarco ( 1942 ) Gazal ( 1942 ) Haida ( 1942 ) Hope ( 1942 ) Ignacio L. Vallarta ( 1942 ) Iowa ( 1942 ) Juan de la Barrera ( 1942 ) Laurel ( 1942 ) LST - 325 ( 1942 ) LST - 393 ( 1942 ) Mariano Escobedo ( 1942 ) Mariano Matamoros ( 1942 ) New Jersey ( 1942 ) Ologbo ( 1942 ) Otomi ( 1942 ) San Andrés ( 1942 ) Stewart ( 1942 ) Tariq ( 1942 ) U-534 ( 1942 ) Valentín Gómez Farías ( 1942 ) Velos ( 1942 ) Batfish ( 1943 ) Bramble ( 1943 ) Cassin Young ( 1943 ) Cavalla ( 1943 ) Cebu ( 1943 ) Cobia ( 1943 ) Cod ( 1943 ) Comandante Bauru ( 1943 ) Comodoro Manuel Azueta ( 1943 ) Croaker ( 1943 ) Hitra ( 1943 ) Hornet ( 1943 ) Iloilo ( 1943 ) Intrepid ( 1943 ) Jesús González Ortega ( 1943 ) Juan N. Álvarez ( 1943 ) Kidd ( 1943 ) King ( 1943 ) Laffey ( 1943 ) Laguna ( 1943 ) Lexington ( 1943 ) Ling ( 1943 ) Lionfish ( 1943 ) Ludington ( 1943 ) Manuel Doblado ( 1943 ) Mersea ( 1943 ) Nash ( 1943 ) Obula ( 1943 ) Pampanito ( 1943 ) Pangasinan ( 1943 ) Pin Klao ( 1943 ) Prasae ( 1943 ) Quezon ( 1943 ) Rajah Humabon ( 1943 ) Salvia ( 1943 ) Santos Degollado ( 1943 ) Seri ( 1943 ) Suboficial Castillo ( 1943 ) The Sullivans ( 1943 ) Sultan Kudarat ( 1943 ) Tachin ( 1943 ) Taedong ( 1943 ) U-995 ( 1943 ) Unanue ( 1943 ) Valvas ( 1943 ) Wisconsin ( 1943 ) Yorktown ( 1943 ) LST - 510, Cape Henlopen ( 1943 ) Acacia ( 1944 ) Alferez Sobral ( 1944 ) Anzone ( 1944 ) Becuna ( 1944 ) Benguet ( 1944 ) Cavalier ( 1944 ) Columbia ( 1944 ) Comanche ( 1944 ) Comandante General Irigoyen ( 1944 ) Cordoba ( 1944 ) Diamantina ( 1944 ) El Fateh ( 1944 ) HA. 62 - 76 ( 1944 ) Hai Shih ( 1944 ) Hazard ( 1944 ) Jeong Ju ( 1944 ) LCI ( L ) - 1091 ( 1944 ) LCT 7074 ( 1944 ) Little Rock ( 1944 ) Mackinaw ( 1944 ) Magat Salamat ( 1944 ) Mangyan ( 1944 ) Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora ( 1944 ) Manzanillo ( 1944 ) Miguel Malvar ( 1944 ) Missouri ( 1944 ) Nwamba ( 1944 ) Pueblo ( 1944 ) Razorback ( 1944 ) Rizal ( 1944 ) Sierra Madre ( 1944 ) Slater ( 1944 ) Sundew ( 1944 ) Torsk ( 1944 ) Trần Khánh Dư ( 1944 ) Uluçalireis ( 1944 ) Wi Bong ( 1944 ) Yan Gyi Aung ( 1944 ) Alliance ( 1945 ) Clamagore ( 1945 ) Francisco de Gurruchaga ( 1945 ) Hai Pao ( 1945 ) Hualcopo ( 1945 ) Hwa San ( 1945 ) Jeong Buk ( 1945 ) Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. ( 1945 ) Kang Won ( 1945 ) LCS ( L ) ( 3 ) - 102 ( 1945 ) Midway ( 1945 ) Netzahualcóyotl ( 1945 ) Orleck ( 1945 ) PT 617 ( 1945 ) PT 658 ( 1945 ) PT 796 ( 1945 ) Requin ( 1945 ) Te Yang ( 1945 ) Wilhelm Bauer ( 1945 ) 1946 -- 1966 Gayret ( 1946 ) Freshspring ( 1946 ) Salem ( 1947 ) Nantucket ( 1950 ) Relief ( 1950 ) Pirireis ( 1951 ) Hızırreis ( 1952 ) Nantucket II ( 1952 ) Småland ( 1952 ) Albacore ( 1953 ) Britannia ( 1953 ) Curlew ( 1953 ) Dewaruci ( 1953 ) Esmeralda ( 1953 ) Lucid ( 1953 ) Maillé - Brézé ( 1953 ) Marlin ( 1953 ) Trieste ( 1953 ) Viraat ( 1953 ) Abtao ( 1954 ) Nautilus ( 1954 ) Mikhail Kutuzov ( 1954 ) Barry ( 1955 ) Teal ( 1955 ) X-1 ( 1955 ) Boyaca ( 1956 ) Ceará ( 1956 ) Colbert ( 1956 ) Libertad ( 1956 ) Vampire ( 1956 ) Keihässalmi ( 1957 ) Ranger ( 1957 ) Sūduvis ( 1957 ) Sulev ( 1957 ) Ang Pangulo ( 1958 ) Argonaute ( 1958 ) Edson ( 1958 ) Espadon ( 1958 ) Growler ( 1958 ) Gorch Fock ( 1958 ) Kuršis ( 1958 ) Blueback ( 1959 ) Charles F. Adams ( 1959 ) Independence ( 1959 ) Óðinn ( 1959 ) Turner Joy ( 1959 ) Wambola ( 1959 ) Corsaro II ( 1960 ) Dreadnought ( 1960 ) Espadon ( 1960 ) Kitty Hawk ( 1960 ) São Paulo ( 1960 ) Simon Fraser ( 1960 ) Wilhelmus Zakarias Yohannes ( 1960 ) Cape Jacob ( 1961 ) Diamond State ( 1961 ) Empire State VI ( 1961 ) Jeanne d'Arc ( 1961 ) Multatuli ( 1961 ) Tonijn ( 1961 ) Hermenegildo Galeana ( 1962 ) High Point ( 1962 ) Nicolás Bravo ( 1962 ) Ocelot ( 1962 ) Otus ( 1962 ) Río Tuxpan ( 1962 ) Daniel Webster ( 1963 ) Moawin ( 1963 ) Mount Washington ( 1963 ) Petersburg ( 1963 ) Sam Rayburn ( 1963 ) Valiant ( 1963 ) Çeșme ( 1964 ) Chesapeake ( 1964 ) Ciudad de Rosario ( 1964 ) Cormorán ( 1964 ) Diligence ( 1964 ) Green Mountain State ( 1964 ) Ojibwa ( 1964 ) Pará ( 1964 ) Pernambuco ( 1964 ) Potomac ( 1964 ) Punta Alta ( 1964 ) Reliance ( 1964 ) Simon Lake ( 1964 ) Trieste II ( 1964 ) Vigilant ( 1964 ) Active ( 1965 ) Bergen ( 1965 ) Cormorant ( 1965 ) Danbjørn ( 1965 ) Denver ( 1965 ) Dewa Kembar ( 1965 ) Fala ( 1965 ) Fresia ( 1965 ) Gem State ( 1965 ) Godetia ( 1965 ) Grand Canyon State ( 1965 ) Gregorio del Pilar ( 1965 ) Keystone State ( 1965 ) Meteor ( 1965 ) Narvik ( 1965 ) Onondaga ( 1965 ) Pacific Tracker ( 1965 ) Peder Skram ( 1965 ) Petrel ( 1965 ) Sælen ( 1965 ) Suffren ( 1965 ) Tonijn ( 1965 ) Tripoli ( 1965 ) Utstein ( 1965 ) Warspite ( 1965 ) Almirante Saboia ( 1966 ) B - 49 ( 1966 ) Cleveland ( 1966 ) Confidence ( 1966 ) Dubuque ( 1966 ) Duquesne ( 1966 ) Hang Tuah ( 1966 ) Juneau ( 1966 ) Kalev ( 1966 ) Louis S. St - Laurent ( 1966 ) Otway ( 1966 ) Resolute ( 1966 ) Seaway Endeavour ( 1966 ) Shreveport ( 1966 ) Sir Tristram ( 1966 ) Sirius ( 1966 ) Sokół ( 1966 ) Spica ( 1966 ) U-9 ( 1966 ) Norwegian Cruise Line fleet Spirit class Norwegian Spirit Sun class Norwegian Sky Norwegian Sun Norwegian America Line Pride of America Dawn class Norwegian Dawn Norwegian Star Jewel class Norwegian Jewel Norwegian Jade Norwegian Pearl Norwegian Gem Epic class Norwegian Epic Breakaway class Norwegian Breakaway Norwegian Getaway Breakaway Plus class Norwegian Escape Norwegian Joy Norwegian Bliss ( 2018 ) Former fleet SS Norway ( 1979 -- 2004 ) Norwegian Sea ( 1988 -- 2005 ) Norwegian Dream ( 1993 -- 2008 ) Norwegian Crown ( 1996 -- 2000, 2003 -- 2007 ) Norwegian Majesty ( 1997 -- 2004 ) Norwegian Wind ( 1998 -- 2004 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_United_States&oldid=800040674 '' Categories : Ocean liners Steamships of the United States National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Blue Riband holders Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania Passenger ships of the United States Ships built in Newport News, Virginia Ships of the United States Lines Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania 1952 ships Type P6 ships Hidden categories : Pages containing links to subscription - only content All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from June 2016 Articles with dead external links from September 2012 All articles with failed verification Articles with failed verification from September 2012 Articles with dead external links from September 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles with broken or outdated citations from July 2017 All articles with broken or outdated citations Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from July 2017 All articles needing copy edit Use mdy dates from March 2016 Pages using deprecated image syntax IMO Number Wikipedia page with obscure country or subdivision Coordinates on Wikidata Wikipedia articles needing clarification from September 2012 All Wikipedia articles needing clarification Wikipedia articles needing clarification from August 2017 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2017 CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Talk Contents Help About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Hrvatski Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Edit links This page was last edited on 11 September 2017, at 07 : 04. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the old cruise ship in philadelphia
Answer: SS United States