SS United States

Reporter’s notebook: Behind the scenes as the SS United States departs

The effort to move the SS United States from its longtime berth in Philadelphia to Florida has been like watching...
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Departure of the SS United States from Philadelphia is scuttled again

UPDATE: Plans to move the SS United States from Philadelphia to Mobile, Ala., have been delayed because of follow-up details...
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‘Obstructionist’: Tensions flare over U.S. Coast Guard’s handling of SS United States

It was not just stormy weather that delayed the planned departure of the SS United States from its Philadelphia pier...
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Coast Guard says SS United States may be too unstable to move

The U.S. Coast Guard has found that the SS United States, the decommissioned but celebrated ocean liner, may not be...
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SS United States has no departure date on the horizon: Here’s what we know

It’s anything but smooth sailing for the SS United States, the celebrated former ocean liner that is set to be...
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Move of SS United States from Philadelphia this week is delayed

Plans this week to move the SS United States, the heralded 73-year-old ocean liner that activists had for years sought...
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Florida county reaches contingent agreement to buy and sink the SS United States

The prospects for the historic cruise ship the SS United States, which has been docked in Philadelphia for years and...
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No deadline extension for SS United States to vacate, judge rules

A federal judge on Monday denied a request by the owner of the SS United States for more time to...
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An alternative to keeping the SS United States afloat? Sink it

Wrangling continues over the future of the once-storied luxury cruise liner the SS United States, which has a little less...
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SS United States faces being scrapped after losing berth battle in Philadelphia

The former luxury cruise liner the SS United States is renowned for smashing a transatlantic speed record during its maiden...
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