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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 ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — In an order handed down Monday, a federal judge sided with Penn Warehousing, ruling the famed cruise liner SS United States Conservancy cannot remain at the South ...
The SS United States, a retired ocean liner docked in Philadelphia, was recently burglarized by at least five suspects who snuck on board the historic 1950s-era vessel. Around 1:40 a.m. on Oct. 2 ...
The SS United States, docked in South Philadelphia since 1996, was considered in its heyday as "the most powerful, modern, and advanced passenger liner ever built," according to the SS United ...
The SS United States was expected to depart Philadelphia in the fall of 2024, but a tropical storm and last-minute concerns ...
After a series of delays, everything finally seemed set. The SS United States looked like it was ready to make its last voyage – from Philadelphia to the Gulf of Mexico. But wouldn’t you know ...
After nearly 30 years, the historic SS United States departed Philadelphia on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, to begin a 1,800-mile journey to Mobile, Alabama, where it will be prepared to become an ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Plans to move the SS United States out of Philadelphia have been delayed, officials said Tuesday. The vessel was originally scheduled to depart Philadelphia on Nov. 15, 2024 ...
The SS United States is set to leave Philadelphia and be sunk off the coast of Florida to become an artificial reef, where it will attract scuba divers. An expert from a company that has sunk ...
The SS United States has been docked in Philadelphia since 1996. The ship is 990 feet long – 100 feet longer than the Titanic – and weighs 53,000 tons. It is almost 74 years old, having been ...
The historic SS United States was finally set to leave Philadelphia this weekend, but its departure has been delayed again. The storied ocean liner was scheduled to leave the city months ago and ...