USS stands for United States Ship, and is used for Navy ships that are currently in active service. The designation has been ...

Summary and What You Need to Know: The USS United States (CVA-58) was an ambitious, post-WWII supercarrier project meant to lead a new class of carriers for the U.S. Navy. Designed with a flush ...

USS United States Controversy and Cancellation: Ultimately, the USS United States was not to be. Although the keel for the first ship was laid, it was canceled five days later.

Dubbed USS United States, the carrier was intended to operate heavy bombers from its massive deck. ... The combined ship’s company and airwing would total 5,500 personnel.

This is the saga of the USS United States, a supercarrier so controversial that the Navy and Air Force beefed about it for decades. Let us paint the scene for you. It's the mid-1940s.

“A reasonable expectation of the addition of the SS United States to Escambia County’s artificial reef will be at least $2 million per year and create at least 37 new jobs,” the UWF study said.

USS United States is in the Gulf on the way to becoming the world's largest artificial reef. Will you be able to see it from the Lee County shore?