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SS United States is a retired ocean liner that was built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines.
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SS America was an ocean liner and cruise ship built in the United States in 1940 for the United States Lines and designed by the noted American naval architect William Francis Gibbs.
SS (ang. steam ship) United States – amerykański transatlantyk wybudowany w 1952 r. w stoczni w Newport News w stanie Wirginia w USA (koszt 76 milionów dolarów). W 1952, w swoim pierwszym rejsie, zdobył Błękitną Wstęgę Atlantyku, osiągając prędkość 35,59 węzłów w kierunku wschodnim i 34,51 węzłów w kierunku zachodnim.
2 dni temu · The SS United States, a record-breaking 1950s ocean liner, may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. NPR explored this ship, a relic of the grand liners that once connected North America with Europe. ... but a ship that bears its name. The SS United States is a mid-20th century ocean liner that set the speed record for crossing the Atlantic ...
The SS United States, the world's fastest ocean liner, isn't just a marvel of technology: she's a living icon of the American dream. She represents the power of freedom, hard work, common purpose, and innovation.
Gibbs Brothers, renamed Gibbs & Cox in 1929, designed several small but highly original ships, culminating in the SS America, launched for the United States Lines on the same day Hitler invaded Poland.
The American public enthusiastically embraced the SS United States, which became known as “America’s Flagship.” Throughout the 1950s, people from around the world booked accommodation on the world’s fastest ship.
