SS United States, a 72 year old ocean liner, leaves her berth in Philadelphia after 30 years

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image showing SS United States, a 72 year old ocean liner, leaves her berth in Philadelphia after 30 years

Zephurdigital on February 19th, 2025 at 19:36 UTC »

beautiful old ship. The name is apropos for the time we are in unfortunately

Throwawayboi2005 on February 19th, 2025 at 19:38 UTC »

The SS United States is 100 feet longer than the Titanic and still holds the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing of any passenger ship. After several failed attempts to restore her, she will be sunk in Florida to become the world’s largest artificial reef

ChewyCelery on February 19th, 2025 at 21:45 UTC »

I crossed the Atlantic from NYC to Le Havre on this ship in Sep 1962 when I was 12. It took 5 days. Seas were rough. Furniture was sliding. I was heaving--heave ho! What a memory.

[Edited for the correct date I crossed over. ]