For the first time since it docked in Mobile, WPEC got an exclusive look onboard the SS United States before it is sunk off ...

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Curious about the SS United States' engines? Learn what powered this legendary ocean liner and how it broke speed records.

The SS United States, a nearly 1,000-foot (305-meter) vessel that shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden ...

A historic ocean liner built in Newport News will become the world's largest artificial reef once it reaches its final resting place off Florida's Gulf Coast.

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The SS United States, a nearly 1,000-foot (305-meter) vessel that shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, is going through a monthslong scouring at the Port of Mobile ...

They don’t always have a positive effect; in the 1970s two million tyres were dropped into the ocean to try to create an artificial reef (also off the coast of Florida), but they released lots of ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The owner of the SS United States has said the ship is to be sunk as planned despite a last ditch effort to save it. As previously ...

It was overshadowed by the 990-foot SS United States that set sail in July 1952, which was as tall as a skyscraper in New York City if stood on its end. The Titanic? 882.75-feet long.