By William H. Miller
From Baird Maritime:
With a trial speed of 43 knots and a trans-Atlantic average of 35.59 knots, the 'United States' certainly was a speed machine.
Indeed her records, for a passenger vessel, were not broken for forty years when a series of Incat ferries finally took the Blue Riband from her.
Meanwhile, this biggest, best and fastest American built passenger liner led a commercial life that was far from charmed. A magnificent ship, she was simply created too late.
The development of jet passenger aircraft combined with the relentless growth of strike action effectively put her out of business within sixteen years.
Fortunately, though, the author has done a first rate job of recording the life of this very important vessel in high quality words and pictures.
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