Ocean liner SS United States to become an artificial reef
1 day ago · USA TODAY. 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 ...
Hampton Roads reacts to Newport News-built SS United States' …
2 days ago · A 34-ton propeller from the SS United States at the entrance to The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News is a reminder of the golden age of ocean liners. Equipped with powerful steam-driven ...
SS United States ready to leave Philadelphia for Florida - USA …
2 days ago · The historic ocean liner the SS United States will have to wait a bit longer to embark on its final voyage.. Often called "America's flagship," the SS United States measures at nearly 1,000 feet ...
Ship sinking expert explains how the SS United States will be …
4 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 …
5 days ago · Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress. 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 ...
Climb aboard the SS United States before it takes its final voyage
4 days ago · 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 ...
Climb aboard the SS United States before it takes its final voyage
4 days ago · 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 to begin final journey from Philadelphia to …
Nov 6, 2024 · The SS United States, holder of the transatlantic speed record, will begin its final voyage from Philadelphia’s Pier 82 this month, marking the start of its transformation into the world’s largest artificial reef off the Florida Panhandle.. The operation to move the 990-foot vessel will begin Thursday, November 14, during high tide at approximately 11:45 a.m., when 6 tugboats will maneuver ...
Plans Announced for the Last Voyage of Famed Ocean Liner SS United States
Nov 7, 2024 · The SS United States Conservancy calls reefing the best option for the vessel. They will use the proceeds from the sale plus $1 million from Okaloosa toward the cost of establishing a permanent ...
SS United States Getting Towed to Norfolk Ahead of Planned ... - USNI News
Oct 16, 2024 · The SS United States, hailed as the fast transoceanic liner when it was built in the early 1950s, will be towed from Philadelphia to Norfolk as early as next week ahead of a sinking next year at the world’s largest artificial reef off the Florida Gulf Coast.