United States — The Beginning
On 8 February 1950, at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Newport News,…
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United States – Really Smoking
Thanks to this 1959 magazine advertisement, we now know why United States (1952) was designed…
United States Pays a Tribute
Renowned naval architect William Francis Gibbs died on 6 September 1967. His masterwork, United States…
United States’ Last Captain
Leroy John Alexanderson, a United States Lines captain and commodore, was born in Brooklyn, New…
United States—Keeping it Clean
Looking at United States in her current sorry condition, it’s hard to believe that she…
When United States Wowed New York
United States arrived in New York for the first time on Monday, 23 June 1952.…
United States—The Smart Choice
This Samsonite luggage advertisement ran in the 8 June 1953 issue of LIFE Magazine. In…
When United States Took the Hales Trophy
When United States took the Hales Trophy home in late 1952, the award for the…
United States’ Most Famous “Passenger”
United States’ most famous “passenger” began her journey to France on 5 March 1963. After…
Donation Extends Campaign to Save United States
It was down to the wire again for America’s fabled flagship, the SS United States,…