United States Lines was a shipping company that operated ocean liners from 1921 to 1969, most famously the SS United States. An ocean liner is a large passenger ship, typically a motorized vessel that undertakes longer voyages on the open sea primarily for the purpose of transporting people from one place to another. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The SS United States (also known as The Big U) is an ocean liner built in 1952. ...

The company was formed from the tonnage of the failed United States Mail Steamship Company. It started with three ships, America, and George Washington, both German vessels seized during World War I and kept as reparations. They made New York - Bremen runs, while Centennial State went New York to London. One of the founders was Kermit Roosevelt, a son of the US president. Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 8 million Full list Military dead: 3 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 6 million Full... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... The river Weser flows through Bremen to the estuary at Bremerhaven. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... Kermit Roosevelt, explorer, author and soldier, accompanied his father on expeditions to Africa and the Amazon Kermit Roosevelt I (October 10, 1889–June 4, 1943) was a son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. ...

Additional ships were acquired in 1922 and renamed after various US presidents. The 52,000 ton Leviathan, formerly the Vaterland and one of the largest liners in the world, was acquired in 1923. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The SS Leviathan was a United States Lines ocean liner active in the 1920s and 1930s, was one the worlds largest ships for nearly 20 years. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Throughout the 1920s the line accumulated debt, and in March 1929 the line was sold to P.W. Chapman Company, and reorganized as "United States Lines Inc." of Delaware. The stock market crash just made matters worse, and in 1931 the remaining ships were sold to "United States Lines Company" of Nevada. The 1920s were a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...

In 1932, the Manhattan became the first ship actually built for the line, followed the next year by Washington. In 1940, a new America joined them. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... To edit the text of this article, scroll down past the table --> The SS America was an ocean liner built in 1940 for the United States Lines. ...

In World War II, the ships were converted into troopships. After the war, the company began to build smaller and cheaper ships, and operated a number of cargo ships, all named beginning with "American" or "Pioneer". Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others. ... USS John Land (AP-167) in San Francisco Bay sometime in 1945-46; soldiers crowd the decks in anticipation of homecoming. ... A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship that carries goods and materials from one port to another. ...

With government subsidy for her construction, the United States entered service in 1952. She was (and still is) the largest ocean liner built in the United States and the fastest ocean liner ever built. She immediately set transatlantic speed records, capturing the Blue Riband from the Queen Mary. But competition from airliners brought the glory days to an end; in 1964 America was sold to Chandris Line, and United States was withdrawn from service in 1969. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the similarly named rock band, see TransAtlantic. ... The Blue Riband is an award held by the ship with the record for a transatlantic crossing. ... RMS Queen Mary was a Cunard Line (then Cunard White Star Line) ocean liner that sailed the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967. ... An Airbus A340 airliner operated by Air Jamaica An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft whose primary function is the transportation of paying passengers. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

The name was revived briefly in 2000 and 2001 as a brand name of American Classic Voyages, but in October 2001 the company filed for bankruptcy. This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

One of the few artifacts that the company left beind are several piers in NYC. One of the piers, on corner West 38th Street and West Side Highway, right next to the NY Waterway termnal, is now in use by the NYPD. The neon letters United States Lines are located on the west side of the pier, facing New Jersey. The letter I on the sign was working until 2002. The sign can be seen by the arriving NY Waterway ferry passengers. New York, New York redirects here. ... The old elevated highway, looking north at Gansevoort Street The old elevated highway, looking north at Canal Street The West Side Highway (officially the Joe DiMaggio Highway, formerly the Miller Highway) is a mostly-surface section of New York State Highway 9A in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. As... NY Waterway is a private firm that provides commuter ferry service and tourist excursions in New York Harbor, with service between several points in Manhattan and New Jersey, including Hoboken Terminal. ... Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... NY Waterway is a private firm that provides commuter ferry service and tourist excursions in New York Harbor, with service between several points in Manhattan and New Jersey, including Hoboken Terminal. ...

Ships

• SS America (1905) - former Amerika
• SS America (1940)
• SS Leviathan - former Vaterland
• SS President Arthur
• SS President Roosevelt
• SS President Harding
• SS Rebublic
• SS Manhattan
• SS United States
• SS Washington

To edit the text of this article, scroll down past the table --> The SS America was an ocean liner built in 1940 for the United States Lines. ... The SS Leviathan was a United States Lines ocean liner active in the 1920s and 1930s, was one the worlds largest ships for nearly 20 years. ... The Vaterland was a three-funneled impressive ocean liner built in Germany in 1914, second ship of the Imperator class. ... The President Roosevelt was a passenger liner of the United States Lines that was involved in a famous heroic rescue of the crew of the French ship Antinoe in the Atlantic Ocean in January 1926. ... The SS United States (also known as The Big U) is an ocean liner built in 1952. ...

See also

Kermit Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt, explorer, author and soldier, accompanied his father on expeditions to Africa and the Amazon Kermit Roosevelt I (October 10, 1889–June 4, 1943) was a son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. ...

External link

• Maritime Matters page on USL