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After being converted back to a passenger liner, the RMS Queen Mary was spotted docked at Southampton on July 10, 1947, undergoing final preparations for the next 20 days before embarking on its first post-war voyage on July 31.

SS United States - A Luxury Liner With a Secret Military Mission 12 Days of America's Flagship | Day 6 While the SS United States was celebrated for her luxurious accommodations and record-breaking speed, she was also designed with a second, far more serious purpose in mind. During the early years of the Cold War, the United States government worked alongside United States Lines to develop a vessel that could serve as a high-speed military transport in the event of war. Although she normally accommodated approximately 2,000 passengers, the SS United States was designed to be rapidly converted into a troopship capable of transporting 14,000 military personnel over distances of up to 10,000 miles without refueling. Her extraordinary speed, extensive watertight compartmentalization, and long cruising range made her a potentially invaluable military asset. The U.S. Navy even contributed approximately one-third of her construction cost to incorporate features essential to national defense. Despite these preparations, the SS United States was never called upon to serve as a military transport. Instead, she spent her entire operational career carrying civilian passengers across the Atlantic, leaving her secret military capabilities largely unused.