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SS United States
Last Blue Riband / The Big U / Fastest Ocean Liner in History
The SS United States is the fastest Ocean Liner in History. She crossed the Atlantic in 3 Days 10 Hours 40 Minutes. She is actually docked in Philadelphia / Pennsylvania / United States of America.
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| Name: | United States |
| Owner: | SS United States Conservancy |
| Operator: | United States Lines |
| Port of registry: | New York City |
| Route: | Transatlantic |
| Ordered: | 1949[1] |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company[1] |
| Cost: | $79.4 million[1]($601 million in 2016[2]) |
| Yard number: | Hull 488[3] |
| Laid down: | February 8, 1950 |
| Launched: | June 23, 1951[4] |
| Christened: | June 23, 1951[4] |
| Maiden voyage: | July 3, 1952 |
| Out of service: | November 14, 1969[5] |
| Identification: | |
| Nickname(s): | "The Big U"[6] |
| Fate: | Laid Up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Status: | Sold in 1978 |
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| Owner: | Various |
| Acquired: | 1978 |
| Fate: | Laid up in Philadelphia in 1996.[7] |
| Notes: | United States changed ownership multiple times from 1978 to 1996[8] |
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| Owner: | SS United States Conservancy |
| Acquired: | February 1, 2011 |
| Status: | Laid up in Philadelphia[9] |
| Notes: | Continual fundraising towards conservation efforts since 2011.[9] |
| General characteristics: |
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| 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) (rated), 241,785 shp (sea trials) |
| Propulsion: | |
| Speed: | • 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (service) • 38.32 knots(70.97 km/h; 44.10 mph) (maximum) |
| Capacity: | 1,928 passengers |
| Crew: | 900 |
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