Built as a luxury liner and auxiliary troopship just after the end of WWII, SS United States was the fastest Atlantic passenger liner in the world for many years.
- Her four steam turbines produced power equivalent to that on many WWII era aircraft carriers.
- Made her Capable of 38 knots.
- Today, she quietly awaits restoration or the scrapper's torch at dock in Philadelphia.
- Her four steam turbines produced power equivalent to that on many WWII era aircraft carriers.
- Made her Capable of 38 knots.
- Today, she quietly awaits restoration or the scrapper's torch at dock in Philadelphia.