On June 23, 1952, the new superliner United Stales sailed into her home port. New Yorkers lined parks and streets along the Hudson River giving a boisterous welcome to the ship described by Life magazine as "a proud present to the Nation on her anniversary of independence." From the ...
Obviously, we now all know of NCL’s desire of creating a highly profitable American based cruise company has now become a reality and NCL America is in full operation, however, whilst they may have achieved their goals, the great SS United States remains laid up and is rapidly deteriorating...
(Image: Maritime Reporter & Engineering News) A deal has been brokered to save the historic liner SS United States, with full details scheduled to be announced in New York City on Thursday, February 4, 2016. Once the queen of the express liners, and the fastest, safest and biggest passeng...
United States Cruises, Inc. (USCI), Seattle, Wash., has made the final $3-million payment for the purchase of the passenger ship United States, and received title to the vessel from the Commerce Department's Maritime Administration (MarAd). USCI presented MarAd with an irrevocable letter of ...
"In each submarine there are men who, in the hour of emergency or peril at sea, can turn to each other. These men are ultimately responsible to themselves and each other for all aspects of operation of their submarine. They are the crew. They are the ship." - The Submariner's Creed ...
We are United States Submarine Sailors! We were, and are, members of the elite fighting force of the United States Navy. We are all QUALIFIED IN SUBMARINES. Included are submariners from the very early boats: S, R or earlier; WWII boats; post-war GUPPY boats and FBM and Fast Attack su...
20 Dec 1944 USS Dragonet arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her first war patrol. 4 Jan 1945 USS Dragonet arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States for repairs. 26 Mar 1945 USS Dragonet departed Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States. 2 Apr 19...
Hutchinson in command, submarine Grampus held her shakedown cruise in Long Island Sound off the east coast of United States. She patrolled in the Caribbean Sea with submarine Grayback between 8 and 28 Sep 1941. When the United States entered the war in Dec 1941, she was undergoing post-...
English and Italian emigrants to theUnited Statesand I have a copy of a partial manifest of a sailing that departed fromNapleson February 21, 1940 and the ship arrived inNew Yorkon the 29th. During this time she had an Italian flag painted amidships covering the white part of her lower su...
Gibbs’ affection for the ship was such that every time the ship came into New York, he rushed over in a chauffeured Cadillac to meet it. He called the SS United States nearly every day she was at sea via a ship-to-shore telephone, asking after turbine revolutions and fuel consumption....