When the SS United States was launched in 1952, it was the era of crossing the Atlantic by ship, and people wanted to do it ...

The SS United States, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) vessel that shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, arrived early Monday in Mobile, Alabama, nearly two weeks after ...

That's a much different life from where the SS United States started, when it set the transatlantic speed record on its maiden voyage, crossing the Atlantic in 3.5 days. It's a record it still holds ...

The historic ocean liner the SS United States embarked on its final journey from Philadelphia to the Gulf of Mexico to be transformed into the world's largest artificial reef. The 302-metre (1,000ft) ...

She was red on the bottom, black on the top and then white…she was beautiful, absolutely beautiful,” says Weed. For the final ...

When it set sail for its maiden voyage in 1952, the SS United States was an engineering marvel. Today, it still holds the record as the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Mike Vinik ...

The SS United States has ... Philadelphia -- has ended its final voyage two days ahead of schedule. After nearly 30 years, the historic SS United States departed Philadelphia on Wednesday ...

As we began following this story of the ship, I discovered my great grandparents and other family had once sailed upon SS ...

The long-retired SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever to cross the Atlantic, left the Delaware Bay on Thursday for its final voyage, after having been anchored to a Philadelphia dock for ...

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The SS United States, a 1,000-foot vessel that shattered the transatlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, is being towed to Mobile, Ala., for planned prep work before officials ...