Select Newspaper & Magazine News Articles on The SS United States 1949 - 1997:

Newspaper:

Tuesday, April 19, 1949
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 48
"Keel is Laid for Super-Carrier, Issue in Navy-Air Force Dispute"

Sunday, April 24, 1949
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 27
"Carrier is Halted; Air Force Triumphs in Strategy Fight"

Magazine:

April 29, 1949
U.S. News & World Report, pg. 14
"What the Navy is Getting in its 65,000-Ton Carrier"

May 2, 1949
Newsweek, pgs. 17-18
"Scuttling a Dream Boat"

May 2, 1949
Time, pgs. 17-18
"Victory Roll"

May 6, 1949
U.S. News & World Report, pgs. 16-17
"Changed Basis for U.S. Defense"

SS United States

Newspaper:

Tuesday, April 6, 1948
The New York Times, pg. 47
"Superliner Plans Submitted To U.S."

Saturday, August 14, 1948
The New York Times, pg. 26
"Nation Asks Bids On Huge Liner"

Thursday, December 2, 1948
The New York Times, pg. 59
"New Superliner To Cost $67,350,000"

Friday, December 3, 1948
The New York Times, pg. 51
"Speedy Decision on Big Ship Sought"

Monday, April 4, 1949
The New York Times, pg. 43
"Ready to Ratify Superliner Pact"

Thursday, April 7, 1949
The New York Times, pg. 59
"Largest Ship Subsidy Is Involved In Proposed Superliner For U.S."

Friday, April 8, 1949
The New York Times, pg. 49
"Superliner Start Is Ordered By U.S."

Wednesday, May 4, 1949
The New York Times, pg. 58
"Contracts for $70,000,000 Liner, Biggest for U.S. Are Signed

Monday, May 16, 1949
The New York Times, pg. 39
"Builders to Speed New Superliner"

Tuesday, July 19, 1949
The New York Times, pg. 45
"Congress Inquiry May Call a Halt To Superliner for the U.S. Lines"

Wednesday, July 27, 1949
The New York Times, pg. 22
editorials-"Superliners"

Friday, January 20, 1950
The New York Times, pg. 47
"Superliner's Keel Will be Laid Feb. 8"

Thursday, February 9, 1950
The New York Times, pg. 54
"Superliner's Keel Laid Without Pomp"

Saturday, September 16, 1950
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 33
"Superliner Taken By U.S. As Troopship"

Thursday, November 2, 1950
The New York Times, pg. 63
"Transport Design for Liner Dropped"

Sunday, June 3, 1951
The New York Times, pg. 94
"Biggest U.S. Liner Nears Launching"

Sunday, June 24, 1951
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 46
"Biggest U.S. Liner 'Launched' In Dock"

Wednesday, March 12, 1952
The New York Times, pg. 55
"Manning Will Command Big Liner; Was Hero of Two Notable Rescues"

Thursday, May 15, 1952
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 23
"American Superliner Begins Her First Trial Run"

Friday, May 16, 1952
The New York Times, pg. 45
"Superliner Mishap Delays Speed Run"

Saturday, May 17, 1952
The New York Times, pg. 39
"Superliner Ends Successful Test"

Sunday, May 18, 1952
The New York Times, pg. 10S
"Talk of Ordering a 2d Superliner Stirred by Trial of United States"

Tuesday, May 20, 1952
The New York Times, pg. 51
"Acceptence Runs Held Up"

Monday, June 9, 1952
The New York Times, pg. 43
"New Liner Starts Speed Tests Today"

Wednesday, June 11, 1952
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 59
"Liner United States Tops 34 Knots; Broom at Mast Hails Sea 'Sweep'"

Monday, June 16, 1952
The New York Times, pg. 37
"Curran Fights Cut in Superliner Aid"

Tuesday, June 17, 1952
The New York Times, pg. 55
"Superliner's Pier Lauded by Mayor"

Saturday, June 21, 1952
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 33
"U.S. Superliner Delivered; President Challenges Costs"

Sunday, June 22, 1952
The New York Times, pg. 12S
"Hearty Greeting Awaits Huge Ship"

Monday, June 23, 1952
The New York Times, pg. 39
"The United States Racing Into Port"

-ad from the Grace Line welcoming the SS United States

Tuesday, June 24, 1952
The New York Times
"Six-Hour Welcome Greets New Liner on First Trip Here", pgs. 1 & 15

"Rigid Safety Rules Guided Liner's Art", pg. 17

"Ship Speed Brings Hint of a Contest", pg. 17

-ad from the United States Lines "An American Dream Comes True"

-ad from American Flag Steamship Lines welcoming SS United States

-ad from Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company presenting the SS United States

-ad from Pan American airlines saluting the SS United States

-ad from Steinway & Sons piano company wishing bon voyage to SS United States

-ad from Welin Davit and Boat Division wishing SS United States good luck

*there are other ads celebrating the arrival of the SS United States also...

Friday, July 4, 1952
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 6
"Superliner Begins Her First Crossing"

Monday, July 7, 1952
The New York Times, pgs 1 & 3
"The United States Sets Speed Mark Crossing Atlantic"

Tuesday, July 8, 1952
The New York Times, pgs. 29 & 51
"New Queen of Seas Stirs Admiration"

Tuesday, July 8, 1952
The Times (London), pg. 6
"Atlantic Riband For America"

Wednesday, July 9, 1952
The Times (London), pg. 6
"Welcome to New U.S. Ship"

Monday, July 14, 1952
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 35
"The United States Due to Set Mark Today for Run West Despite Fog"

Monday, July 14, 1952
The Times (London), pg. 6
"New York Awaits the United States-Big Welcome Planned"

Tuesday, July 15, 1952
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 28
"United States Sets Westward Record; Port Salute Today"

Tuesday, July 15, 1952
The Times (London), pg. 4
"New Atlantic Record; East-West Crossing by United States"

Wednesday, July 16, 1952
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 5
"Port Hails the United States as New Speed Queen"

"New Speed Dashes for Liner Barred"

Wednesday, July 16, 1952
The Times (London), pg. 6
"New York Welcomes the United States"

Thursday, December 18, 1952
The New York Times, pg. 59
"Gale at British Port Damages Big U.S. Ship"

Friday, March 22, 1957
The New York Times, pg. 46
"109.4 Million Bid For a Superliner"

Sunday, December 15, 1963
The New York Times, pg. 1 of travel section
"The U.S. Revisited"

Sunday, July 2, 1967
The New York Times, pg. S 19
"The United States Still Young At 15"

Sunday, September 21, 1969
The New York Times, pg. 16
"Liner United States Is Beautiful, Fast, Powerful, and Broke"

Saturday, November 15, 1969
The New York Times, pgs. 1 & 73
"Liner United States Laid Up; Competition From Jets a Factor"

Sunday, November 16, 1969
The New York Times, pg. 12, section 4
"Good Bye to the 'Big U'"

June 14, 1985
Newport News Daily Press, pg. C3
"Old Ship May Sail in 1987"

July 23, 1985
Virginian Pilot, pgs. C1 & C2
"The United States Scheduled to Leave"

Thursday, August 22, 1985
Richmond Times Dispatch, pg. B-3
"Renovation of Luxury Liner Now Expected to Start in Fall"

Thursday, August 22, 1985
The Washington Post, pg. C5
"SS United States to Weigh Anchor for Richer but Slower Life"

December 27, 1988
Virginian Pilot, pgs. C5 & C6
"Norfork Port Threatens to Evict Famed Liner"

December 28, 1988
The Washington Post, B3
"Norfork Threatens To Evict Famed Liner"

Wednesday, December 28, 1988
The Richmond News Leader, pg. 6
"Once-Proud Liner Just Taking Up Space"

January 9, 1989
Virginian Pilot, pg. D3
"Grand Dame: S.S. United States Deserves Rejuvenation"

Saturday, January 28, 1989
Newport News Daily Press/The Times-Herald, pg. B4
"SS United States may get reprieve if overdue fees paid"

February 28, 1989
Times Herald, pgs. 1 & 2
"Old Luxury Liner Coming to NN"

February 28, 1989
Virginian Pilot, pgs. D1 & D3
"Luxury Liner to be Towed to Newport News"

February 28, 1989
Newport News Daily Press, B5
"Liner United States Moves to Dock in Newport News"

March 2, 1989
Newport News Daily Press, pgs. A1 & A6
"United States Expected on Saturday"

March, 3, 1989
Newport News Daily Press, pgs. A1 & A9
"Liner's Last Skipper Recalls Glory Days"

Saturday, March 4, 1989
Newport News Daily Press/The Times-Herald, pg. A10
Editorial, "Missing the boat"

Saturday, March 4, 1989
Newport News Daily Press, pgs. A1 & A4
"Flashlight and imagination bring out ship's magnificence"

March, 5, 1989
Newport News Daily Press, pgs. A1 & A19
"Re-berth of the SS United States"

March 7, 1989
Newport News Daily Press, pgs. B1 & B3
"Not happy in its new home?"

March, 7, 1989
The Times-Herald, pgs. A1 & A2
"Tugs keep liner in place"

March 8, 1989
Newport News Daily Press, pg. B4
"Ship safely home after being adrift"

Sunday, March 12, 1989
Newport News Daily Press, pgs. C1 & C2
"Grand old ship deserves a parade"

Monday, March 13, 1989
The Richmond News Leader, pg. 4
"Firm hopes to remodel SS United States"

Tuesday, April 28, 1992
The Boston Globe, pg. 3
"Going, Going, Gone"

June 5-7, 1992
USA Today, pg. 3A
"Bon Voyage"

July 11, 1992
The Boston Globe, pg. 6
"US ocean liner will be refitted"

Friday, August 16, 1996
The Philadelphia Daily News
"One hull of a way to go"

"Ex-skipper: 'She was my home'"

Saturday, August 31, 1996
Las Vegas Review Journal/Las Vegas Sun, pg. 16B
"Efforts to get SS United States Back in Water Surface"

Magazine:

April 19, 1948
Newsweek, pgs. 74 & 75
"Liner in Blueprint"

May 1949
Science Illustrated, pgs. 19-23
"White Elephant or White Hope-A U.S. Super Ship"

June 23, 1952
Time, pg. 78
"Luxury Liners, Biggest Transatlantic Season"

June 30, 1952
Newsweek, pg. 82
"S.S. United States; Fastest, Toughest, Most Beautiful"
-United States Lines ad introducing the new SS United States

July 16, 1952
Punch (London)
Charivaria-comment about the SS United States

Achievement-cartoon w/ Comet flying over the SS United States at sea

July 21, 1952
Life
Cutaway view of the SS United States and news of breaking the speed record

June 1962
Reader's Digest, pgs. 200-206
"Grand Hotel at 30 Knots-An armchair transatlantic voyage on the glamorous S.S. United States"

October 24, 1969
Time, pgs. 93-94
"Requiem for Heavyweights"

June 9, 1980
Newsweek, pg. 100
"Saving the Superliners"

Spring/Summer 1990
Invention and Technology, pgs. 34-41
"The Big Ship" by Edward R. Crews

Fall 1992
Steamboat Bill, pgs. 210-216
"S.S. United States Sails Toward a New Career"

February 1997-April 1997
The Titanic Commutator, pgs. 20-21, supplement section
Photo of SS United States under Walt Whitman Bridge in Philadelphia, PA

About William Francis Gibbs...

Newspaper:

Tuesday, September 7, 1967
The New York Times, pg. 45
Obituaries-"William Francis Gibbs Dead; Designed Liner United States"

Magazine:

September 28, 1942
Time Magazine, pgs. 20-22
"Technological Revolutionist"

June 14, 1952
The New Yorker, pgs. 23-25
The Talk Of The Town-"And the Big Ship"

August 1957
Fortune, pg. 136
"The Love Affair of William Francis Gibbs"

November 16, 1957
The New Yorker, pgs. 42-44
"Mr. Gibbs' Baby"

June 6, 1964
The New Yorker, pg. 49
Profiles-William Francis Gibbs

Misc...

Current Biography-1944
William Francis Gibbs, pgs. 227-230

Note: By far the absolute best contemporary authored work on this ship is
William H. Miller's "SS United States, The story of America's greatest ocean liner"
Published 1991, WW Norton & Company - New York & London: ISBN 0-393-03030-X

Thanks to Ed in Henderson for this article list.

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