A model of the SS United States long owned by Daphne resident Fred Miller II. The model is on display at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf in Mobile, Ala.

The model will be on a long-term loan to the museum at least while there is still interest in the SS United States and its storied connection to Mobile. Its fate, as a sunken vessel, has left him ...

And we were on a ship with him. “It’s not every day you got to see a king of England and a TV star in real life,” Donald said. Cool. Had the SS United States remained in service, she would ...

The SS United States delivered an incredible 240,000 horsepower and a top speed of 44 mph. Eight oil-fired steam boilers fueled these turbines with over 1,000 psi of pressure, ...

SS United States begins approach into Alabama as part of final voyage to become artificial reef 02:22. The SS United States began its final approach into Mobile, Alabama, Monday morning, marking ...

When the SS United States is at rest on the bottom of the Gulf, it will still rest only 50-55 feet from the top of the water. That will allow beginning divers to enjoy the artificial reef as well ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Over 700 miles — that’s how far Joe Beaman of Indiana was willing to travel to visit the SS United States in the Port City. “Mobile, Alabama, you are fortunate to … ...

The SS United States was moored at Pier 82 in Philadelphia for nearly 30 years until a judge ordered its eviction after Penn Warehousing filed a lawsuit against the conservancy for unpaid rent ...