Ocean liner SS United States to become an artificial reef - USA …
12 hours ago · USA TODAY. The SS United States, a long-retired and once-glamorous ocean liner bigger than the Titanic and the fastest ever to cross the Atlantic, will soon set sail for the last time. Its final ...
Ship sinking expert explains how the SS United States will be …
3 days ago · RELATED: Action News archives: We take a look back at when the SS United States arrived in Philadelphia In the mid-90s, the fastest ship in the world parked at a Philadelphia pier at rate of ...
Climb aboard the SS United States before it takes its final voyage
3 days ago · STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This week, a giant ocean liner will cast off from a Philadelphia pier. The SS United States, which set a speed record crossing the Atlantic in the 1950s, will take its final ...
SS United States to be towed from Phila., launching transition …
4 days ago · Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress. Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The historic ocean liner SS United States, whose fate had been in limbo for years, will begin its transition into the world's largest ...
Plans Announced for the Last Voyage of Famed Ocean Liner SS United States
Nov 7, 2024 · The SS United States Conservancy calls reefing the best option for the vessel. They will use the proceeds from the sale plus $1 million from Okaloosa toward the cost of establishing a permanent ...
Climb aboard the SS United States before it takes its final voyage
3 days ago · This week, a giant ocean liner will cast off from a Philadelphia pier. The SS United States, which set a speed record crossing the Atlantic in the 1950s, will take its final voyage. So before departure, we climbed aboard. (SOUNDBITE OF GANG PLANK CLANKING) INSKEEP: Walking a gang plank through a door in the great black hull, covered in peeling ...
A ship will set one more record when it becomes the world's …
Oct 24, 2024 · The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic, is preparing for one final voyage. Then it'll be sunk and turned into the world's largest artificial reef.
SS United States Getting Towed to Norfolk Ahead of Planned ... - USNI News
Oct 16, 2024 · The SS United States, hailed as the fast transoceanic liner when it was built in the early 1950s, will be towed from Philadelphia to Norfolk as early as next week ahead of a sinking next year at the world’s largest artificial reef off the Florida Gulf Coast.
The Fate of the ‘Most Famous Ship that Didn’t Sink ... - USNI News
Sep 6, 2024 · SS United States was built for the dual purpose of fast, safe, luxurious ocean travel across the Atlantic and for the fast transport of U.S. troops across any ocean. The commercial contractor was U.S. Lines and the original contract with Newport News was let in 1949 for more than $67 million.
Historic ocean liner could soon become the world’s largest
Oct 13, 2024 · A federal judge had ruled in June that the SS United States Conservancy had until Sept. 12 to present plans to move the ship, a 1,000-foot ocean liner that still holds the transatlantic speed...