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A Man and His Ship: America’s Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the SS United States by Steven …: Book Review - USATODAY.com

Turns out that the wonderful cruises we enjoy today are a direct result of the visionary naval architect William Francis Gibbs, who was obsessed with building the greatest ocean liner of all time a century ago and putting the USA at the top of the industry.…

…metaphorically, the story of Gibbs and the construction of the S.S. United States (completed in 1952) is really a snapshot of the American Dream culminating with this country's mid-century greatness.

I traveled to France in this ship in 1958. Last I saw it (not long ago on the web) it was a heap of rust tied up in Philadelphia.