The SS United States, once a luxury ocean liner, is being prepared to become an artificial reef off the Florida coast. After failing to repurpose the ship, the SS United States Conservancy sold it to ...

On the morning of Lundi Gras in early March, the SS United States arrived quietly in Mobile as a sleeping giant, rusting but regal as it was guided up the Mobile Bay. From a distance, “America’s ...

The SS United States Conservancy has started the design phase for the new SS United States Museum and Visitor Experience. The ship was recently tugged down the East Coast, ceremoniously leaving its ...

The SS United States' 65-foot forward smokestack has been removed for preservation in a future museum. Okaloosa County purchased the SS United States to create an artificial reef. The vessel will be ...

This article traces the shift from historic ocean liners to modern cruise ships focused on entertainment. It discusses ...

Work is continuing to transform the world's fastest ocean liner to the world's largest artificial reef. The aft stack and last remaining onboard propeller were removed Aug. 8, according to the SS ...

A federal judge in Florida earlier this month tossed out the remaining lawsuit that aimed to prevent the sinking of the historic SS United States. The record-breaking vessel from the 1950s has been ...

THIBODAUX, La. (WAFB) - This old, decaying ship in the port of Mobile, Alabama, has an impressive past. It’s the largest passenger ship ever built in the USA and still holds the transatlantic speed ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The SS United States is now without its iconic smokestacks. The second funnel was removed on Friday, following the removal of the first funnel on Monday. The Perdido Queen has ...

It was hoped that a last-minute investor might appear, allowing the Conservancy to move the ship to a new home. But unfortunately, the only offer that came in wasn’t quite what fans of the vessel had ...

With the historic ocean liner's two iconic funnels being removed earlier this month, the clean-up of the SS United States is nearing completion – meaning the mammoth ship is nearly ready to become the ...