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The SS United States is nearly on the move — again. After months of delays, the first leg of the ship’s journey to her new underwater home off the coast of Florida will admittedly be quite ...
The SS United States, the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in America and still the holder of the transatlantic round-trip speed record, has been laid up in Philadelphia since 1996.
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 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 voyage in 1952, a title she still holds.
SS Oceanic laid up at Pier 70, San Francisco. Note the name Oceanic painted over the ship's original name of Independence. In February 2003, Independence was sold at auction for US$4 million to Norwegian Cruise Line, which also acquired SS United States. At this time, NCL received permission to create US-flagged cruise operation to be named NCL ...
SS United States: Lady in Waiting is a 2008 documentary film about the famed ocean liner SS United States, which was in service from 1952 to 1969. It features interviews of many past crew members and passengers about the background, construction, service, and life on board the SS United States. The film also focuses on the lighting up of the ...
Okaloosa County canceled the original plan to move the ship starting Nov. 15. A new date has not yet ... The SS United States hit the water in 1952 as "an ambassador of America’s post-war ...
English: The SS United States was an oceanliner built in 1951. Renowned for her record-breaking trans-Atlantic speed records, the ship has since fallen into disrepair. The photo shows a passageway on Main Deck that lead to 1st-class cabins on the left.