SS United States finally leaves Philadelphia to begin its last chapter
After months of multiple delays, the SS United States finally left its longtime home of Philadelphia just before 1 p.m. ET Wednesday. The storied ocean liner’s next stop is Mobile, Alabama, where it will be prepared for its final mission – to become an artificial reef off the coast of the Florida Panhandle.
The new owners of the historic ocean liner now say it will begin its journey out of Philadelphia on Wednesday.
One of three recordings made for a report about the SS President Roosevelt departing from Galway. Description of the ship and commentary of the scene at the pier. The SS President ...
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 ...
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One of three recordings made for a report about the SS President Roosevelt departing from Galway. Interviews with one of the passengers entering the ship. Commentary of baggage searches ...
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