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SS United States is an American retired ocean liner that was built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines.
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 end off Florida's Gulf coast with "America's Flagship" becoming the world’s largest artificial reef.
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.
Its final voyage will end off Florida's Gulf coast with "America's Flagship" becoming the world’s largest artificial reef. It's a bittersweet finale for the ship. It can't be saved, but it...
The SS United States, a record-breaking American ocean liner from the 1950s, will take its final voyage from Philadelphia to the Gulf of Mexico this week.
The SS United States, a record-breaking 1950s ocean liner, may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. NPR explored this ship, a relic of the grand liners that once connected North America with ...
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.
The American public enthusiastically embraced the SS United States, which became known as “America’s Flagship.” Throughout the 1950s, people from around the world booked accommodation on the world’s fastest ship.
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...
On June 23, 1952, the new superliner SS United States made her inaugural entrance into her home port of New York. Sailing triumphantly up the Hudson River, fog horn blowing the ship was a sight to behold. A slim trim hull stretched 990 feet, just short of five city blocks.