AFTER three decades of sitting abandoned in Philadelphia, the once-iconic ocean liner SS ... the cruise liner and its landlord Penn Warehousing. But now, if the current plan succeeds, the ship ...

In its heyday, though, the SS abbreviation was actually a valuable means of identifying a ship's capabilities and intent in the water at a casual glance. The practice of placing SS before a water ...

PHILADELPHIA - The SS United States will begin its final journey this weekend to become part of the world's largest artificial reef. The more than three football fields long ship was sold to ...

The boat pulled into Pier 80 alongside the SS United States, giving passengers an up-close view of the near-1,000-foot ocean liner. Many on the cruise have personal ties to the ship. The SS United ...

Construction of the SS United States was a joint venture between United States Lines and the U.S. government to make it both a top-of-the-line ocean liner and secret troop transport. The ship ...

After its retirement in 1969, the ship changed ownership several times before being purchased by the SS United States Conservancy in 2011. The conservancy had hoped to restore the ship but was ...

In November of 1969, the SS United States was retired from service. The US Navy used her as a reserve ship until 1978. The SS United States Conservatory made several attempts to transform the ship ...