The SS United States, a historic ocean liner, is being moved to Alabama for cleaning before being sunk to create an artificial reef. After retiring in 1969, the SS United States sat idle for ...

SS United States' presence revitalizes local interest in Port of Mobile, selling out harbor cruises and generating visitors ...

With a rapid shift in the travel industry after the introduction of the commercial jetliner, the SS United States started to face financial hardships and labor disputes. In November of 1969 ...

The SS United States is bigger than the Titanic ... It was the flagship of United States Lines until the company folded in 1969, after years of flagging passenger numbers due to the competition ...

March 3 (UPI) --The decommissioned luxury liner SS United States, dating back to 1952 ... The massive 72-year-old ship, which was retired in 1969, will be submerged after more than six months ...

was retired from active service in 1969 and languished at a South Philadelphia pier for nearly 30 years. A dispute between pier owners and the SS United States Conservancy meant it had to vacate ...

In service from 1952 to 1969, the USS United States saw its share of famous passengers, including: After a remediation process in Mobile expected to take about a year, SS United States will be ...

Well, uneventful for him maybe. Three of the four Myries docked on the west side of New York aboard the SS United States on March 29, 1969 (mom had flown ahead two months earlier to find a new ...

According to the SS United States Conservancy ... those who stood on her deck during her years of service from 1950 to 1969 91-year-old Norma Weed of Long Beach, Mississippi was a passenger ...