The SS America, launched in 1939, was America’s flagship until her larger running mate, the SS United States entered service in 1952. During World War Two she was a vital asset for the US Navy as the USS West Point. After the war, she served a long and colorful career under the United States Lines, then as the SS Australis under the Chandris Lines. She was then passed between a variety of owners, briefly changing names to SS Italis, SS Noga, and SS Alferdoss (kind of). In 1994, renamed the American Star, she met an iconic end after wrecking in the Canary Islands.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro: SS America
1:05 Chapter 1: Late to the Game
3:36 Chapter 2: An Early Draft
6:58 Chapter 3: Modest Perfection
9:39 Chapter 4: “We Goofed”
13:52 Chapter 5: Left for Dead

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