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1 day ago · The iconic SS United States is set to embark on its final journey – not across the Atlantic, but towards a new life as the world’s largest artificial reef. On Saturday, October 12, 2024, the ...
1 day ago · At an Oct. 12 press conference on the ship’s aft main deck, the SS United States Conservancy and Okaloosa County, Fla., Board of Commissioners announced they had closed on an agreement for the county to acquire the once-luxury 1950s passenger vessel for $10.1 million. Plans are to tow it to Virginia, and then to Florida to sink it for an ...
2 days ago · October 14, 2024. The SS United States Conservancy has transferred the title of the SS United States to Okaloosa County and preparations are already underway to move the ship. According to a press release issued by the not-for-profit organization, the transfer is part of a court-ordered mediation settlement. The Florida county is already moving ...
3 days ago · SS United States gears up for final voyage from Philadelphia to Florida 02:01. The SS United States, the iconic ocean liner docked at Pier 82 for nearly three decades, is preparing to set sail for ...
4 days ago · The SS United States was a luxury cruise liner from 1952 to 1969 and has been docked in the waters at Pier 82 since 1996. The conservancy purchased the ship in 2011 from the Norwegian Cruise Line ...
Oct 1, 2024 · The largest passenger ship ever built in the U.S., the SS United States shattered a record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger liner on its maiden voyage in 1952, The Associated Press reported from aboard the vessel.
Dec 16, 2020 · Two-thirds of its $78 million construction costs had been subsidized by the US government so that the liner could be requisitioned by the military and converted to a troop transport ship with the capacity to carry 14,000 soldiers. CLICK HERE to read the full story from CNN Travel.
