The ship will be scuttled by 2026 and serve as a dive site for both beginner and advanced scuba enthusiasts. Once the most talked-about ship on the sea, the SS United States is heading toward its ...

A sinking ship in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta waterway in San Joaquin County was leaking fuel and oil into the body of water Wednesday, sheriff’s officials said. Aurora, a 293-foot ocean ...

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

The SS United States berthed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: Shutterstock This week, after a notable career, the SS United States, a 1950s ocean liner, took her sunset cruise. Like many ...

Big Apple officials are fighting to relocate a historic 1950s-era ocean liner to New York City and restore it as a waterfront icon — but its owner hopes that idea goes down with the ship. Florida’s ...

The SS United States, an ocean liner bigger than the Titanic that once carried celebrities across the Atlantic at record speeds, may one day sail again. Crystal Cruises luxury travel company announced ...

You might think that the last great ocean liner to set a high speed record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean would be proudly on display somewhere or used as a floating restaurant for the rich and ...

Although it’s often said that the era of ocean liners came to an end by the 1950s with the rise of commercial aviation, reality isn’t quite that clear-cut. Coming out of the troubled 1940s arose a new ...

It was hoped that a last-minute investor might appear, allowing the Conservancy to move the ship to a new home. But unfortunately, the only offer that came in wasn’t quite what fans of the vessel had ...

The SS United States' departure from Philadelphia has been delayed by the weather. A team from NPR climbed aboard before it takes its final voyage. (Stephen Mallon for NPR) In the coming days, the ...