SS United States - Wikipedia
WEBCoordinates: 39°55′06″N 75°08′11″W. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For other uses, see SS United States (disambiguation). SS United States is a retired ocean liner built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines.
The Fate of the 'Most Famous Ship that Didn't Sink' Unclear, Plans …
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Whether the nonprofit that owns SS United States can find a new location for the liner, launched with great fanfare in June 1951 into Virginia’s James River, by Sept. 12 is an open question.
Historic SS United States is evicted. Where can America's flagship …
WEBJun 21, 2024 · The hulking and historic SS United States, a thousand-foot-long ocean liner tied for 28 years to Pier 82 behind an Ikea in South Philadelphia, will need to find a new home by Sept. 12, a...
An inside look at the SS United States in her heyday
WEBAug 22, 2022 · The 53,330-gross tonne SS United States was the grand dame of ocean liners during her 17-year career from 1952 to 1969. She was stately, with 12 decks and an overall length of 990 feet (302 metres) or more than 100 feet longer than the RMS Titanic.
The SS United States: Philadelphia's Abandoned Ocean Liner
WEBMay 1, 2023 · The SS United States is currently moored in Philadelphia. The SS United States, nicknamed “The Big U”, isn't just any passenger liner. At 101 feet wide and 990 feet long, she is 100 feet longer than the Titanic, and is in fact the largest ship ever built in an American shipyard.
SS United States Conservancy
WEBSince being towed to a dock in South Philadelphia nearly 30 years ago, the SS United States has captivated people who have seen the ocean liner’s towering smoke stacks and giant hull, easily visible from the New Jersey side of the Delaware River and by those traveling over the Walt Whitman Bridge. Read More →.
Fast Facts — SS United States Conservancy
WEBThe SS United States was designed to be just wide enough (101 feet) so it could pass through the locks of the Panama Canal with two feet of clearance on either side. Five days before her maiden voyage in July 1952, the SS United States was opened to the public at her berth in New York.
Transformative Plan Unveiled to Save America's Flagship — SS United ...
WEBNov 2, 2023 · NEW YORK, NY – The SS United States, America’s Flagship, could return home to New York as a transformative economic development project unveiled today by the SS United States Conservancy, the owner of the famed vessel.
SS United States – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Atlas Obscura
WEBAug 15, 2013 · Discover SS United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Current docking place of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic ocean liner.
SS United States - Steamship Historical Society
WEBSep 20, 2017 · SS United States shares information about America's flagship, a marvel of modern shipbuilding technology and the fastest steamship to date.