SS United States - Wikipedia
SS United States is a retired American ocean liner that was built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines. She is the largest ocean liner to be entirely constructed in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic Ocean in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden ...
Sinking of SS United States has been delayed – here’s why - CNN
Jan 18, 2025 · The SS United States was poised to set sail at the end of last year on her final voyage from Philadelphia to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to become an artificial reef. But Coast Guard concerns ...
SS United States, record-setting ocean liner, makes its final voyage
Nov 25, 2024 · In the coming days, the United States is expected to take its final voyage, on its way to be buried at sea. It’s not the country nearing its end, but a ship that bears its name. The SS...
Historic ocean liner that holds speed record in crossing Atlantic ... - NPR
Mar 11, 2024 · The SS United States, once a luxurious ocean liner, holds the speed record for crossing the Atlantic. It's rusting away at a pier in Philadelphia and could soon be evicted and scrapped.
Plans Announced for the Last Voyage of Famed Ocean Liner SS United States
Nov 7, 2024 · After nearly 30 years on the Philadelphia waterfront, a tentative timeline has been set for the final departure of the once famed ocean liner the ss United States. The last voyage to be...
Fast Facts - SS United States Conservancy
The SS United States was designed to be just wide enough (101 feet) so it could pass through the locks of the Panama Canal with two feet of clearance on either side. Five days before her maiden voyage in July 1952, the SS United States was opened to the public at her berth in New York.
The Ship - SS United States Conservancy
The SS United States, the world's fastest ocean liner, isn't just a marvel of technology: she's a living icon of the American dream. She represents the power of freedom, hard work, common purpose, and innovation.
SS United States: The mighty ship that broke all the records - CNN
Dec 16, 2020 · A glorious feat of engineering that was built under military secrecy, the SS United States passenger ship broke transatlantic speed records before the arrival of jet planes forced it into an...
SS United States Archival Collection | GG Archives
Sailing Schedule, New York-Copenhagen-Kristiana (Oslo), from 12 December 1922 to 21 June 1923. Ships Included the Frederik VIII, Hellig Olav, Oscar II, and United States. SS United States Passenger List, 12 December 1922. GGA Image ID # 1e35f8752b
Ship sinking expert explains how the SS United States will be …
Nov 12, 2024 · In just a few days, the SS United States will set sail for its final voyage down south, where it will be sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida Gulf Coast.
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