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At the age of 10, David Macaulay immigrated to America from England in 1957 with his mother, brother, and sister aboard the SS United States — a massive, gleaming ocean liner that had been in ...
The SS United States may be sunk in the near future, but its memories live on through those who experienced it.. Despite great efforts to revamp the iconic ocean liner, following a lawsuit, the SS ...
The SS United States was taken out of service in November 1969. The liner was sold to a succession of owners from 1978 to 2009. It's been docked on the Delaware River in Philadelphia since 1996.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The SS United States will soon leave Philadelphia on a voyage down south, where it will be sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida Gulf Coast. The vessel was originally ...
The SS United States has been docked at a South Philadelphia pier for nearly 30 years. The ship moved for the first time in 28 years from Pier 82 to Pier 80 on Friday at high tide as part one of ...
The SS United States has been docked in Philadelphia since 1996. The ship is 990 feet long – 100 feet longer than the Titanic – and weighs 53,000 tons. It is almost 74 years old, having been ...
SS United States begins approach into Alabama as part of final voyage to become artificial reef 02:22. The SS United States began its final approach into Mobile, Alabama, Monday morning, marking ...
The SS United States was moored at Pier 82 in Philadelphia for nearly 30 years until a judge ordered its eviction after Penn Warehousing filed a lawsuit against the conservancy for unpaid rent ...
What to Know. The SS United States, a 1,000-foot vessel that shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, arrived early Monday in Mobile, Alabama, nearly two weeks after ...
The SS United States, a record-breaking 1950s ocean liner, may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. NPR explored this ship, a relic of the grand liners that once connected North America with ...