Titanic-sized SS United States to become an artificial reef - USA …
4 days ago · 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 voyage will ...
Ship sinking expert explains how the SS United States will be …
6 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 ...
SS United States to be towed from Phila., launching transition …
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 sunken artificial reef beginning this week...
Climb aboard the SS United States before it takes its final voyage
Nov 11, 2024 · 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 ...
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...
Climb aboard the SS United States before it takes its final voyage
Nov 11, 2024 · 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 ...
SS United States prepares for final voyage from Philadelphia ... - CBS News
Oct 13, 2024 · The SS United States, the iconic ocean liner docked at Pier 82 for nearly three decades, is preparing to set sail for a new chapter in its storied history.
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.
SS United States scheduled to leave Philly by next weekend - WHYY
Nov 7, 2024 · A fixture on the Philadelphia waterfront will leave the city for good next week after nearly three decades in port. On Nov. 14, tugboats will hook up to the SS United States to prepare to remove the ship from the dock in South Philadelphia, where it has resided since 1996.
SS United States, historic ocean liner built in Newport News, to …
Oct 3, 2024 · Officials in Florida are moving ahead with plans to sink the SS United States, a historic ocean liner built in Newport News, turning it into the world’s largest artificial reef.