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Floating ideas to save the SS United States ocean liner

Elaine Doyle remembers the first time she saw an ocean liner. It was 1952. She was 16 and had come from her home in Queens to see her grandfather off to his native Ireland.

Tim Doyle was sailing on the second voyage of the SS United States, largest and fastest passenger ship ever built in its namesake country. Its maiden voyage setting the transatlantic speed record, never has been equaled.

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