By the 1950s, some ocean liners could sail at 30 knots (about 34.5 mph) without breaking a sweat. In 1951, the SS United States, powered by a world-class engine, crossed the Atlantic in just over ...

Specifically, is it an ocean liner or a cruise ship? You may have heard the terms used interchangeably on occasion, as well as the term "cruise liner" complicating things further, but the fact is ...

the SS United States is heading toward its final resting place. But it won’t be the end of the ship's story. The vessel holds the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner ...

10 hours and 40 minutes, besting the RMS Queen Mary's time by 10 hours. To this day, the SS United States holds the trans-Atlantic speed record for an ocean liner.

To this day, the SS United States holds the trans-Atlantic speed record for an ocean liner. Man grabs Boston police officer’s gun, shoots self near MGH, Commissioner says ...

10 hours and 40 minutes, besting the RMS Queen Mary’s time by 10 hours. To this day, the SS United States holds the trans-Atlantic speed record for an ocean liner.

10 hours and 40 minutes, besting the RMS Queen Mary’s time by 10 hours. To this day, the SS United States holds the trans-Atlantic speed record for an ocean liner.

SS Normandie only graced the seas for four years before meeting a fiery end. But it was long enough for her to be considered the ultimate ocean liner, profiled here as part of our Art Deco ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The SS United States has officially arrived in Mobile, Alabama, where it will now be stripped and prepped for sinking. For decades, the former luxury ocean liner had been ...

Their routine had a lot more company on Monday, as a large group flocked for an early morning viewing of the historic, 1,000-foot ocean-liner SS United States as it made its way into Alabama.

Just after sunrise, an icon of American maritime history—the SS United States—will make a rare and final voyage past Alabama’s coast. Once the fastest ocean liner in the world, the nearly ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The storied ocean liner SS United States arrived in Mobile Monday. The historic and long retired ship began her journey into Mobile Bay about 6 a.m. and moved toward the ...