SS United States sends out SOS - Daily Press

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SS United States sends out SOS Daily Press The ship's keel was laid on Feb. 8, 1950, at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. It was the first major liner to be built in a dry dock, and it incorporated strict U.S. Navy standards. In fact, the government kicked in part of the construction cost, retaining ... Now in his early sixties, he retains vivid memories of his days on Big U, including a time he huddled under a lifeboat for a smoke break and saw a speck on the horizon that turned out to be the QE2 heading toward the U.S. on its maiden voyage from England. and more »