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The SS Independence was an [[wp:ocean liner|ocean liner]] built in 1951. Her design accomodated 1000 passengers, or 5000 soldiers in war time. Constructed in [[wp:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]], she was rebuilt as a [[wp:cruise ship|cruise ship]] in 1959, a refit which saw capacity reduced to just 395 passengers. She was retired from service due to low passenger numbers in 1968, but a new buyer in 1974 enabled the ship to serve again. She was renamed, becoming the SS Oceanic Independence, and again refitted to carry 950 passengers. She began cruises of [[wp:Hawaii|Hawaii]] in 1979, but ran aground sustaining heavy damage in 1981. She reverted back to SS Independence in 1982 before being renamed again in 2006; this time to SS Oceanic. The sister ship to the [[wp:SS Constitution|SS Constitution]], SS Independence was the last ocean liner built in the [[wp:United States|United States of America]] to sail under the [[wp:Flag of the United States|American flag]]. Her fate is unknown.