Luxury Travel: SS United States Ship across the Atlantic

Fallout Boy · Feb 26, 2026

JimInOz
You own BOTH of them 😮.

😉

only ONE of them....😀

Danwales · Mar 5, 2026

pdxleaf

"The United States, built in the early 1950s, is the largest passenger ship ever built in America, more than 100 feet longer than the Titanic. The naval architect William Francis Gibbs designed it to be a luxury ocean liner in peacetime that could switch to quickly transporting 14,000 troops if needed in wartime. The vessel broke the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage, crossing eastbound in three days, 10 hours and 40 minutes at an average of more than 35 knots" NYTimes

Sad day.

Any other military brats who traveled on this ship?

We traveled across the ocean three times, once on the SS United States. It was momentus enough that we saved artifacts from the crossing.

Official photographs of passengers. Notice what we had to wear to dinner.

The rule book:

Menus:

A map in case you get lost:

The ship has been rusting away in Philly for years and finally got evicted from its' dock. It's not a complete surprise but it's a sad day.

This has about nothing to do with watches but I felt like sharing.

I see the model is made by Tri Ang. I picked this up recently in a charity shop ( thrift store). Same company.

Danwales · Mar 5, 2026

hen
Wow, the food on the menues looks scrumptus!

I would have liked to try the Pickeled Whalnuts, Shark Fins en tasse, Pheasant a l Anglaise nerver had those things before.

Pickled walnuts are superb with blue cheeses☺️

JTDT · Mar 9, 2026

Such a shame the ultimate fate for this Lady is on the seabed, that being said, she could have ended up in Alang like many other ocean liners. SS France etc.

AshUK · Mar 13, 2026

I spent a decade of my seagoing career with Cunard as a navigation officer, and crossed the Atlantic many a time, on QE2 and QM2. The speed of SS US was incredible, they really did throw everything at it, and it must have been an experience to be a part of it. I recall doing 34.5kts on QE2 going through the Gibraltar Straits, and the speed you close in on ships, and pass them by was incredible.
It is a shame she will be sunk, but it saves her the indignity of being broken up on the beach, as has happened to some of my old ships. I find it incredibly sad that she sat dormant for so many years, when she would have (with a lot of money) been an awesome sight on the waterfront somewhere as an attraction.

josiahg52 · Mar 13, 2026

AshUK
It is a shame she will be sunk, but it saves her the indignity of being broken up on the beach, as has happened to some of my old ships.

Like the S.S. America. I mean, not your ship, but a sad end for any vessel.

She's so pretty. I, too, would rather see the United States settled on the bottom by intentional action than some stupid event.

Trev · Mar 14, 2026

Not directly related, but check out what my wife found in a thrift store for $3 today. Some sort of P&O drinks tray from 1960's ish. In pretty good shape too:

clockoclock · Mar 24, 2026

Scavenging in a Finnish country town flea market for cool stuff, I came across this old ship model.

Edit: Manufactured by Yonezawa Toys Co. Ltd., Japan, 1950’s.