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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 ...
Sep 6, 2024 · If a new berthing site is not found, SS United States may no longer be able to claim the title “Most Famous Ship that Didn’t Sink.”
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 ...
The U.S. Government worked in conjunction with United States Lines to develop a “super ship” to be part Cold War weapon and part luxury ocean liner. The top-secret Pentagon project produced the fastest, safest, and most advanced vessel ever constructed — the SS .
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.
Jul 23, 2024 · After a court order to vacate its longtime berth in Philadelphia, the storied ocean liner SS United States is in need of a new home. Florida's Escambia County has a controversial proposal: a...
Dec 16, 2020 · 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...
