The fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic faces eviction from a pier
![In 1952, the SS United States won the famed Blue Riband, the prize given to the fastest ship to cross the Atlantic. On the record-setting maiden voyage, the ship went so fast some of the paint on the hull was sheared off by the sea.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/03/11/ss-united-states-at-sea_4_custom-eac236624cb7edafcafea23b484c276fdea706be.jpg)
The SS United States, once a luxurious ocean liner, holds the speed record for crossing the Atlantic. It's rusting away at a pier in Philadelphia and could soon be evicted and scrapped.
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