United States Lines

United States Lines was the trading name of the United States Shipping Board (USSB) and the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC), which operated from 1921 to 1991.

She was known for having among her fleet, the SS Leviathan, which for a time held the title of the World Largest Passenger Ship until the launch of the Queen Mary in 1934, the SS America (which ran aground and sank off Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands) and the SS United States, which currently holds the title of the Fastest Passenger Ship in history on the Transatlantic Route, with a speed of 38.32 Knots, the United States is currently anchored on the Delaware River at Pier 82 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 References 

 Other websites 

 Passenger Lists from the United States Lines  GG Archives
 Baltimore Mail Line History and Ephemera at GG Archives 
 United States Lines (USL) History and Ephemera at GG Archives 

Category:Defunct shipping companies
Category:1921 establishments in the United States
Category:1991 disestablishments in the United States
Category:Defunct companies of the United States