Luxury liner SS United States departs South Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon
Among its esteemed passengers were comedian Bob Hope, actor John Wayne, Princess Grace of Monaco, artist Salvadore Dali, actress Rita Hayworth, former President Harry Truman, jazz composer and pianist Duke Ellington and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
And me. I sailed to Europe on this ship in 1958. Didn't meet any of those guys and never got near the luxury deck but it was still quite an adventure for the teenager I was then.
The SS United States then held — and still holds — the record for fastest passenger ship crossing of the Atlantic ocean, in both directions. Now it'll become the largest artificial reef in the world. So, at the end, still something special.
There's a web site about the ship — with lots of pictures — here.
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