What Does the Ship Designation ‘SS’ Mean?
The initialism was originally a bit of shipbuilder marketing—and now there are many different kinds of ship designations.
SS United States luxury liner cleared for final voyage to Florida
The SS United States has been cleared to sail from south Philadelphia to Mobile, Ala., in preparation for its eventual ...
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The SS United States is set to be sunk. But new wrinkles have delayed the historic ocean liner’s next chapter
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 artificial ...
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The liberation of Auschwitz: What the Soviets discovered on January 27, 1945
Eighty years ago on January 27, 1945, soldiers from Russia's Red Army entered the gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland and ...
SS United States to remain in Philadelphia amid another setback
Hours before a tow down the Delaware River, the SS United States will remain in Philidelphia after Coast Guard nixes move.
SS Billiards still going strong after 40 years
If the last time you were in SS Billiards in Hopkins was in the fall of 1972, you will notice not much has changed, including the guy running the place. Lloyd Olson has opened, operated and closed ...