PHILADELPHIA - July 30, 2009 The SS United States is the largest and fastest ocean liner ever
built in the country. But it has not sailed since 1969 and has
languished at Pier 82 for more than a decade.
In January, Norwegian Cruise Lines put the 990-foot vessel up
for sale for an estimated $20 million.
The liner set the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden
voyage in 1952 - a mark that still stands.
Former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite, who died this month, was
the honorary chairman of the SS United States Conservancy. He
called the vessel's neglect "a crime against history."
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