SS United States is a retired American ocean liner that was built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines. She is the largest ocean liner to be entirely constructed in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic Ocean in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden ...

4 天之前 · 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 it: Yet another postponement for the majestic ship. And a ...

4 天之前 · The SS United States is going to set sail for the final time in the coming days. After nearly 30 years in Philadelphia, the historic 53,000-ton ship is back on track to being sunk and becoming the ...

5 天之前 · The ship found its home on Pier 82 in South Philadelphia in 1996 after a nonprofit called the SS United States Conservancy saved it from the scrapyard in 2011. However, its plans to rehabilitate ...

4 天之前 · The SS United States, known as “America’s Flagship,” was once the fastest ocean liner in the world, setting a transatlantic speed record in 1952 that still stands today. Now, she’s set to ...

2025年1月18日 · America’s flagship — the magnificent SS United States — was poised to set sail at the end of last year on her final voyage from Philadelphia to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to become an...

The SS United States is bigger than the Titanic, as long as a skyscraper and holds the record for the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic. But after nearly three decades of sitting dormant and rusted in a Philadelphia pier, it is now headed to its final home—the bottom of the ocean.

2024年11月12日 · In just a few days, the SS United States will set sail for its final voyage down south, where it will be sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida Gulf Coast.

2024年11月25日 · 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...

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.