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PHILADELPHIA – The ocean liner that ferried four presidents across the Atlantic Ocean, hosted jazz musician Duke Ellington and author Sylvia Plath, and captured the world’s imagination in the ...

Their routine had a lot more company on Monday, as a large group flocked for an early morning viewing of the historic, 1,000-foot ocean-liner SS United States as it made its way into Alabama.

The historic ocean liner entered the mouth of Mobile Bay around 8:30 a.m., two days ahead of schedule. The ship will be stripped of hazardous materials over the next several months before sinking ...

It may be a luxurious way to sail the ocean blue, but cruising has never been particularly green. That might be about to change, however, with a zero-emissions liner on the horizon. Hurtigruten ...

Once the fastest ocean liner in the world, the nearly 1,000-foot-long vessel is headed for its last resting place off Florida. For early risers with cameras in hand, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime ...

The SS United States will soon be sunk off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida to become an artificial reef after ...

The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef will arrive in Alabama on Monday to begin planned prep work. The SS United States ...

The fastest ocean liner ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean is on its way to the Gulf Coast. The voyage will take about two weeks and it won't end well for the ship. The long-retired SS United States ...

PHILADELPHIA — The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef departed from south Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront on ...

PHILADELPHIA — The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef departed from south Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront on Wednesday, ...