S.S. UNITED STATES / FASTEST TO AND FROM ALL EUROPE. Circa 1960.
32x23 1/2 inches, 81 1/2x59 3/4 cm. Condition B+: creases and abrasions throughout; chipping at edges; silkscreen. Framed.
Launched in 1952, the S.S. United States was the most famous ship in the United States Lines fleet. Originally founded during the First World War to operate the ships seized from Germany, the company eventually became a private concern, plying the route between New York and Germany. The S.S. United States was the fastest and largest ship ever built in America. It held the Blue Riband for the transatlantic crossing from its maiden voyage in 1952 through its retirement in 1969. Weallans p. 168.
