U.S. Navy Supercarrier Departed San Diego, Beginning Pacific Deployment

USS Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting exercises in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of ...

The Massive Engines That Made The SS United States The Fastest Ocean Liner In History

The SS United States' eight boilers and four steam turbines gave it an enormous 240,000 horsepower and a top speed of 44 mph.
Oceanliner Designs on MSN

The death of an icon: SS United States faces her final voyage

She once shattered records and redefined what an American ship could be. Built to be the fastest, safest, and most secretive liner of her time, the SS United States carried presidents, celebrities, ...
The New York Times

Will a Once Glamorous Ship Become a Reef in Florida?

The S.S. United States was an opulent passenger steamship. Now it might be sunk in the Gulf of Mexico. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll look at a last-ditch move to save the S.S.
NBC Washington

Final resting place set for historic SS United States to become artificial reef off Florida

A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef after it's sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast early next year. Okaloosa County officials announced Tuesday that they expect to sink ...
The Vindicator

SS United States to become an artificial reef off Florida

A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef after it’s sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast early next year. Okaloosa County officials announced Tuesday that they expect to sink ...