Construction of the SS United States was a joint venture between United States Lines and the U.S. government to make it both a top-of-the-line ocean liner and secret troop transport. The ship ...

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 ...

An organization seeking to prevent Okaloosa County from turning the SS U.S. into an artificial reef say preserving the ship ...

the SS United States was the pride of America during her flawless service career from 1952 to 1969. The brainchild of United States Lines president, John M. Franklin, and the 20th Century's ...