SS United States is an American ocean liner that entered service in 1952 as the largest ocean liner ever built in the United States. On her maiden voyage she captured the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger ship, a record that as of the present has never been beaten by another liner.
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SignificanceThe largest ocean liner ever built entirely in the United States and the fastest to cross the Atlantic in either direction, having held the Blue Riband since her 1952 maiden voyage. 1 Manufacturer or BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: SS United States
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builder = Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
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She is the largest ocean liner to be entirely constructed in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic Ocean in either direction, earning the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952, a title that remains uncontested.
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SS United States is a retired American ocean liner that was built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines.
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