As the ocean liner SS United States is being prepared for its final voyage, from Alabama to a site off Florida, we look back ...

The SS United States burst onto a travel industry that was experiencing a major economic windfall. In the wake of WWII, Americans and international travelers alike were traveling in droves, and the ...

By 1968, several of the vessel's counterparts were off the high seas, including the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, and the SS America. By 1969, United States Lines had decided that the luxury ship ...