Sidewalk Commemorative Plaque S.S. United States (New York City, New York)

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"July 18, 1952 * Commodore Harry Manning, Chief Engineer William Kaiser, And Crew Of The S.S. United States For Setting A New Transatlantic Speed Record"

At the very heart of the Canyon of Heroes en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon_of_Heroes , on Broadway between Wall and Pine streets, a black granite strip embedded in the sidewalk commemorates a once-famous New York tickertape parade. The marker describes what was then, and remains today, a monumental maritime achievement: the shattering of the Queen Mary's standing transatlantic speed record by America's great national flagship, the SS United States.
The speeds she achieved on that maiden voyage in 1952 have never been equaled by a passenger ship, and SS United States' captain, engineer and crew were rightly honored by thousands of New Yorkers -- proud Americans who came out to celebrate our country's indisputable leadership on the high seas.


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