United States departing Southampton in 1966 with a helping nudge from Red Funnel tug Gatcombe.
Built 1952 at Newport News for United States Lines as a Passenger/cargo (rf) at a cost of $78 million.
GRT 53330 DWT 13016
Length 990, beam 102 ft
Quadruple screw steam turbine with a service speed of 30 kts
Designed to recapture the trans-Atlantic speed record from the British and serve as a possible troop carrier.
Top speed achieved was 38.3 kts and could steam astern at 20 kts