The Rise And Fall Of The Ocean Liner
The ocean liner was once the undisputed leader of global transit. Yet, the advent of commercial aviation rendered these icons ...
How Fast Was The SS United States? A Look At Its Top Speed
When the SS United States was launched in 1952, it was the era of crossing the Atlantic by ship, and people wanted to do it ...
Why authorities plan to sink this historic ocean liner in waters off Florida
Why authorities plan to sink this historic ocean liner in waters off Florida - The process of cleaning, transporting and sinking the vessel is expected to take at least one-and-a-half years ...
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NY ship lovers make last-ditch appeal to Trump to save historic ocean liner
New York City preservationists’ dream of docking an historic ocean liner on the Brooklyn waterfront appears all but sunk — but they’re making a last-ditch appeal to President Donald Trump to make the ...
World’s largest artificial reef: Historic ocean liner embarks on final voyage to bottom of the sea
The ocean liner will join the USS Oriskany aircraft carrier - currently the world's largest artificial reef - which was sunk off the Florida city of Pensacola in 2006. The move comes about four months ...
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Historic ocean liner departs Philadelphia on voyage to become the world’s largest artificial reef
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 ...
Historic SS United States endures 1,800-mile tow south to become artificial reef
The SS United States is towed to Alabama and draws onlookers to the East End of Dauphin Island on Monday, March 3, 2025. The ...
Our reporting on the SS United States uncovered a personal link to celebrated ship
As we began following this story of the ship, I discovered my great grandparents and other family had once sailed upon SS ...
Historic ocean liner arriving in Alabama: SS United States journeys to final destination
Dan Rounds and Elizabeth Fowle maintain a daily routine of walking to the East End of Dauphin Island to watch the sunrise. Their routine had a lot more company on Monday, as a large group flocked for ...
Another norovirus outbreak on Princess Cruises ship sickens dozens of passengers and crew
The CDC said 69 passengers and 16 crew on board the Princess Cruises ship Coral Princess reported falling ill with norovirus during a recent voyage.
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Record-Setting Ocean Liner, a Titan of Its Time, Begins Its Final Voyage
By Isabelle Taft and Joel Wolfram Joel Wolfram reported from Philadelphia. The ocean liner that ferried four presidents across the Atlantic Ocean, hosted Duke Ellington and Sylvia Plath ...
Historic ship completes first leg of journey to become world's largest artificial reef
The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef has completed the first leg of its final voyage. The SS United States, a 1,000-foot ...