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NJ.com: Thousands watch as legendary ocean liner leaves Philadelphia for last voyage

NJ.com: Thousands watch as legendary ocean liner leaves Philadelphia for last voyage

When the SS United States sailed for the first time in nearly three decades Wednesday, Margaret Miller came to the Delaware River to watch the ship she once travelled in when she immigrated to the United States.

America's Flagship Departs Philadelphia on Historic Voyage

America's Flagship Departs Philadelphia on Historic Voyage

“Today, the nation’s sole surviving ocean liner will glide down the Delaware River to begin the next chapter in her uniquely American story. As the fastest ship to ever cross the Atlantic travels for the first time since arriving in Philadelphia in 1996, we are reminded of the postwar high-water mark that the SS United States so gracefully and powerfully embodied when she was launched in 1951.”