AMERICA & UNITED STATES - 1954 passenger fares Dollar Steamship Lines the ship caught fire from

the ship caught fire from an engine room explosion while moored off Grenada

two of the Verandah Ballroom

and deck scenes

and prominent red and black funnels

She was the last of a large and handsome generation of post-war P&O and Orient line that were built along similar lines

AMERICA & UNITED STATES - 1954 passenger fares Dollar Steamship Lines the ship caught fire fromUnited States Lines: A twenty four page passenger fare brochure dated October 1954 marked "No. 2". The superliner S. S. UNITED STATES had joined fleetmate AMERICA just two years earlier. "A Great Transatlantic Team" proclaims the title on the opening pages. "When you make your reservations on either superb new UNITED STATES or the beautiful AMERICA, you're in for a thrilling adventure. You'll love every minute of your crossings!" Color photos show