The SS United States, a nearly 1,000-foot (305-meter) vessel that shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, is going through a monthslong scouring at the Port of Mobile ...

Once a premier ocean liner sporting one of the world's most powerful engines, the SS United States is set to reach another historic benchmark later this year when it becomes the world's largest ...

the SS United States was a relatively lightweight vessel due to its aluminum build. The ship's designer, William Francis Gibbs, used no wood in the construction at all, not even in its lifeboats ...