The SS United States is a retired ocean liner built in 1950–51 for the United States Lines. The ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction. In New York, her owners were awarded the Hales Trophy, the tangible expression of the Blue Riband competition, for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952. It maintained an uninterrupted schedule of transatlantic passenger service until 1969. The ship has been sold several times since the 1970s, with each new owner trying unsuccessfully to make the liner profitable. The SS United States Conservancy assumed ownership of the liner in 2011. By 2018, the conservancy announced an agreement with the commercial real estate firm RXR Realty in New York City to explore options for restoring and repurpose the ocean liner as a permanently moored hospitality and cultural space. The liner is currently docked in Philadelphia.
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