The Cold War was an era in which many new and interesting weapons designs were being tested. Of course, the prospect of ...

The 990-foot SS United States served as a geographical marker of sorts on the Delaware River waterfront in South Philadelphia for almost 30 years.

Various owners have sunk more than $40 million into buying, maintaining and reimagining the SS United States during its time ...

The ship is still docked in Philadelphia but eventually will go to Florida to be sunk as the world's largest artificial reef.

A businessman in Brooklyn has made waves after he said he aims to stop the sinking of the SS United States. The ship's ...

The SS United States, often called “America’s flagship,” has hit another delay to becoming something completely unexpected—a giant artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship planned to leave ...

The SS United States, a record-breaking 1950s ocean liner, may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. NPR explored this ...

The SS United States, a record-breaking 1950s ocean liner, may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. NPR explored this ...

The Independence Seaport Museum archives includes an artifact from the ocean liner, belonging to Marian Longstreth Thayer.

Nov. 14 (UPI) --The planned move of the decommissioned former cruise liner SS United States from Philadelphia to the Gulf of Mexico has been delayed due to logistics issues, its owner said this week.

Plans to move the SS United States may have been halted due to weather concerns in the Gulf of Mexico, but dozens of people still stuck to a schedule and took a cruise on the Spirit of ...