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PHILADELPHIA - It's midway through December and the SS United States is still sitting at Pier 82 in South Philly, where it has been for more than two and a half decades. "She definitely holds a ...
The ship crossed the Atlantic in three days, 10 hours and 40 minutes, besting the RMS Queen Mary's time by 10 hours. To this day, the SS United States holds the transatlantic speed record for an ...
Following a legal battle, the owners of Pier 82 successfully evicted the ship last year. In response, Okaloosa County, Florida, officials offered to turn the SS United States into the world’s ...
The SS United States, the world's fastest ocean liner dubbed "America's Flagship," is taking its final voyage, destined to become the world's largest artificial reef off Florida's Gulf Coast. The ...
My brother Christian, however, is a cruise ship enthusiast. And so, for years, I’ve been aware of the efforts to save the SS United States, which spent decades docked across from IKEA in ...
Astoria has reached the final scrapyard where she will end her days after more than 70 years of ocean liner service.
The SS United States took its maiden voyage in July 1952 and remains the largest passenger ship ever built in the U.S., 100 feet bigger than the Titanic.Unlike the Titanic, the United States ...
The ship had been docked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for nearly 30 years before beginning its final voyage Feb. 20, guided by four tugboats. SS United States is headed for Mobile, ...
On Oct.1, Destin-Fort Walton Beach and the SS United States Conservancy, which owns and fundraises for the ship, said that that the Board of County Commissioners in Okaloosa County had approved a ...
The ship had been docked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for nearly 30 years before beginning its final voyage Feb. 20, guided by four tugboats. SS United States is headed for Mobile, ...
The SS United States' journey from South Philly to Alabama reached Florida this week. Photos shared on social media show the ship passing West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. The vessel is ...
The SS United States, the world's fastest ocean liner and 100 feet longer than the ill-fated RMS Titanic, has entered the Gulf on its way to becoming the world's largest artificial reef off ...