Travelore Report: This Date in History - July 7 1952,

On This Date In History – JULY 7, 1952 America's Flagship – The SS United States Passes Bishop Rock During Her Maiden Voyage To Set The Transatlantic Speed Record That Still Stands

America’s Flagship, the SS United States, departed New York seventy years ago on July 3, 1952 with great fanfare -- and high expectations. She was the epitome of American post-war innovation, engineering, and design. A new global ambassador for the nation, she was conceived by noted naval architect William Francis Gibbs, whose firm had been the designers of major World War II era warships.

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