The SS United States' 65-foot forward smokestack has been removed for preservation in a future museum. Okaloosa County purchased the SS United States to create an artificial reef. The vessel will be ...
On the morning of Lundi Gras in early March, the SS United States arrived quietly in Mobile as a sleeping giant, rusting but regal as it was guided up the Mobile Bay. From a distance, “America’s ...
THIBODAUX, La. (WAFB) - This old, decaying ship in the port of Mobile, Alabama, has an impressive past. It’s the largest passenger ship ever built in the USA and still holds the transatlantic speed ...
From anchors aweigh to funnels ashore. As the historic SS United States gets ready to be converted into the world’s largest artificial reef off the coast of Florida, a new plan for an accompanying ...
The SS United States is preparing to leave Mobile early next year for its final voyage, but the research tied to the historic vessel is only just beginning. At least one Alabama institution will ...
Parts continue to be removed from the SS United States from its location in Mobile, Alabama. The ship will be sunk, possibly late this year, off Destin, Florida. Will you be able to watch the sinking?