| Beam | 101 feet 6 inches |
| Gross tonnage | 53,300 |
| Propulsion | Steam turbine, quadruple screw |
| Total shaft horsepower | 240,000 |
| Top speed | 38.32 knots or 44.098 land miles per hour |
| Keel to top of forward funnel | 175 feet |
| Builders | Newport NewsShipping & Dry Dock Company |
| Crew | Deck 89 -Engine 16 6- Purser 33 - Medical 9 - Steward 738 = 1068 |
| Cabins | First Class 344 - Cabin Class - 178 - Tourist 173 - Klennel 20 dogs |
| Passengers | First Class 904 - Cabin Class - 524 - Tourist 554 = 1,982 Klennel 20 dogs |
| Fares 1952, off season | First Class $360- Cabin Class - $227 - Tourist $170 |
| Troup ship capacity | 14,000 |
| Maiden Voyage | 1952 |
| Retired | 1969 |
| Total Voyages | 400 |
| Designers | Gibbs & Cox, Naval Architect |
| Eggers & Higgins, Interior Architects |
| Smyth, Urquhart, & Marckwald, Interior Designers |
| Owner | United States Lines |
| Current Location (June 2012) | Philadelphia PA |
1961 I was 3, we sailed from southHampton to NYC- I was 3. My oldest childhood memory was
On the SS United States- there was a storm and rough seas, We were having breakfast in our cabin that morning. The Porter brought in the food setting it on the table but first putting down a damp towel so it wouldn’t slide. Then came a huge wave and my breakfast was elevated then tossed to the floor and rolled back-and-forth on the cabin floor. My sister and I jumped onto the bed with excitement and fear. Later I found out the reason we had breakfast in our cabin that morning was because my parents had too much fun the night before with dinner at the captains table.
I was on the last sailing of the SSUnitedStates from Hamburg to Southhampton to New York, November 1969. I’d like to hear more about that sailing. I remember there was a horrible storm as we entered the east coast, water pouring in the portholes of our cabin class room. People were sick most of the trip, my husband, Mike, included.