SS United States
While en route to Florida from New Orleans, I just happened t9 stumble upon the SS United States parked at the former site of Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding awaiting her disposition.
Launched in 1951 at Newport News, she measured 990 feet in length, just a hundred feet longer than the Titanic. She made her maiden voyage in 1952 shattering the trans-Atlantic speed record in both directions, a distinction she holds to this day.
Airlines ultimately wiped out the ocean liner industry in the 1960s. The ship was pulled from service in 1969 as its owner, United States Lines, faced severe financial difficulties. Over the course of three decades, she was moved from one location to the other going through several different owners. She was moved to Philadelphia in 1996 where she remained for another three decades before being moved here to Mobile last winter. Ultimately, she will be scuttled off the coast of Florida and turned into an artificial reef.
SS United States
While en route to Florida from New Orleans, I just happened t9 stumble upon the SS United States parked at the former site of Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding awaiting her disposition.
Launched in 1951 at Newport News, she measured 990 feet in length, just a hundred feet longer than the Titanic. She made her maiden voyage in 1952 shattering the trans-Atlantic speed record in both directions, a distinction she holds to this day.
Airlines ultimately wiped out the ocean liner industry in the 1960s. The ship was pulled from service in 1969 as its owner, United States Lines, faced severe financial difficulties. Over the course of three decades, she was moved from one location to the other going through several different owners. She was moved to Philadelphia in 1996 where she remained for another three decades before being moved here to Mobile last winter. Ultimately, she will be scuttled off the coast of Florida and turned into an artificial reef.