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A Ship like the S.S. America, in service since the 1940's, which
served as a troop transport and later steamed alongside her
spectacular younger cousin S.S. United States deserved a
more dignified retirement than she received as the American
Star, shown here foundering off the Canaries following the
parting of a tow.
served as a troop transport and later steamed alongside her
spectacular younger cousin S.S. United States deserved a
more dignified retirement than she received as the American
Star, shown here foundering off the Canaries following the
parting of a tow.
Author Wollex Attribution License
This is the way we'd like to remember the S.S. America,
proudly carrying passengers in her black, white and red livery
next to the S.S. United States. To the unacquainted eye, the
ships might look similar. The S.S. United States is in the
background. Aside from their color scheme and steam turbine
plants, they were vastly different in age and speed. The "Big U",
as the United States was affectionately called, could walk away
from 40 knot destroyers without breaking a sweat. Although her
speed remained classified because of her alternate role as a
troop transport if the need arose, her Foster Wheeler boilers
and Westinghouse turbines gave her a top speed in excess of
43 knots. Her plant delivered 240,000 horsepower, which is
mind-boggling by any stretch of the imagination. She is
currently awaiting her fate in Philadelphia. She was designed
by the famous naval architecture firm Gibbs & Hill, which is
currently posting an opening for a naval architect. Learn more at
the website www.findmaritimejobs.com, featured on our home
page.
To learn more about the history of such grand ships of state,
you can visit the website great ocean liners.
proudly carrying passengers in her black, white and red livery
next to the S.S. United States. To the unacquainted eye, the
ships might look similar. The S.S. United States is in the
background. Aside from their color scheme and steam turbine
plants, they were vastly different in age and speed. The "Big U",
as the United States was affectionately called, could walk away
from 40 knot destroyers without breaking a sweat. Although her
speed remained classified because of her alternate role as a
troop transport if the need arose, her Foster Wheeler boilers
and Westinghouse turbines gave her a top speed in excess of
43 knots. Her plant delivered 240,000 horsepower, which is
mind-boggling by any stretch of the imagination. She is
currently awaiting her fate in Philadelphia. She was designed
by the famous naval architecture firm Gibbs & Hill, which is
currently posting an opening for a naval architect. Learn more at
the website www.findmaritimejobs.com, featured on our home
page.
To learn more about the history of such grand ships of state,
you can visit the website great ocean liners.