The sinking of the SS United States, the world's fastest ocean liner
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[0:00] A ship that would be so fast [music] and
[0:02] so easily handled she could outmaneuver
[0:05] anything of float.
[0:06] >> The SS United States is the largest and
[0:08] fastest passenger vessel ever made in
[0:11] the USA. She still holds the
[0:12] transatlantic speed record and is the
[0:14] last of America's great 20th century
[0:16] speed liners. Since her launch in 1951,
[0:19] she served as an enduring iconic symbol
[0:21] of American innovation and engineering
[0:23] spirit. And she's the only ship to bear
[0:25] the name of her nation. But soon, this
[0:27] colossus of the Atlantic is going to
[0:29] make one final record-breaking voyage,
[0:31] sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of
[0:33] Mexico to become the world's largest
[0:35] artificial reef. A famed luxury liner, a
[0:38] secret cold war weapon, and some argue
[0:40] the greatest American ship ever built.
[0:42] I'm here at Pier 76, where one of the
[0:44] four propellers that used to power the
[0:45] SS United States is on display. S