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It has to stand for something, or it's nothing but unnecessary set dressing. The process of putting "SS" on ships has been ...
Select Your Options Choose options to include in this vehicle value. VINTAGE - 1905 - 1944 Due to the rarity of these years and models of Norton, pricing data is still being collected. VINTAGE - As of ...
“We were on a kind of furious search for an alternate parking spot,” explained Susan Gibbs, president of the SS United States Conservancy, the nonprofit that has owned the ship in recent decade ...
Evicted from her longstanding berth in Philadelphia after the pier owner attempted to double the rent, the ship was placed into a difficult position. Although the SS United States Conservancy ...
It's not the country nearing its end, but a ship that bears its name. The SS United States is a mid-20th century ocean liner that set the speed record for crossing the Atlantic. Now tied up at a ...
Read full article: Danville ministry working to combat food insecurity in the area Photo of a vehicle after crashing into a building in Roanoke. PHILADELPHIA – The SS United States, a historic ...
After its retirement in 1969, the ship changed ownership several times before being purchased by the SS United States Conservancy in 2011. The conservancy had hoped to restore the ship but was ...
The ship also carried four U.S. presidents, including Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton. The SS United States was taken out of service in November 1969 as more ...
In November of 1969, the SS United States was retired from service. The US Navy used her as a reserve ship until 1978. The SS United States Conservatory made several attempts to transform the ship ...
The ship's new owners say they have completed the necessary safety requirements to move the SS United States. Once it leaves Philadelphia, it will head toward Mobile, Alabama, where it will ...