Now, the SS United States' engines are embarking on their 401st and final journey. For those nostalgic for a bygone era of travel, the loss is a historical and cultural blow.

But preventing the SS United States from becoming a reef would only send it to the scrapyard, Fogg said. Also, the county’s $10.1 million plan to purchase, move, clean and sink the ship includes $1 ...

From the outside, the SS United States may look like it has lost its luster. But on the inside, the 74-year-old ship's rich history is still alive and well.

Owners of the historic SS United States have provided a new update on the ship ahead of its sinking off the coast of Florida.

The SS United States, a nearly 1,000-foot vessel that shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, is going through a months-long scouring at the Port of Mobile in Alabama.

In notes that the SS United States had been left abandoned for almost 30 years at its Philadelphia mooring site and suffered irreparable damage there due to lack of proper care. It said the ship ...

Between the two of them, the ship sported four Westinghouse steam turbines. The SS United States delivered an incredible 240,000 horsepower and a top speed of 44 mph.