After concerns that the SS United States wasn’t seaworthy enough ... if it’s eventually sunk close enough to the USS Oriskany, Escambia County may partner with Okaloosa County to market ...
The construction of the USS Tang came hot off the heels of the United States declaring war on Japan ... the Tang fired at the convoy with three torpedoes, sinking the Gyoten Maru.
Who ever said moving a historic floating skyscraper would be easy? America’s flagship — the magnificent SS United States — was poised to set sail at the end of last year on her final voyage ...
The plan is to tug the SS United States along the East Coast and ultimately to Mobile, Alabama, to be stripped and prepped to be sunk. Then the ship’s final home will be under about 180 feet (55 ...
America’s flagship — the magnificent SS United States — was poised to set sail at the end of ... where it is set to be prepped for sinking. The primary barrier for the ocean liner came in the form of ...
The ship has sat dormant in its Philadelphia pier for more than two decades as conservationists have struggled to map out ... tug the SS United States along the East Coast and ultimately to Mobile, ...