The ship's architect, William Francis Gibbs, wanted a fireproof ship and insisted no wood be used in construction, according to the SS United States Conservancy website. The exception was the ship ...

The ship's architect, William Francis Gibbs, wanted a fireproof ship and insisted no wood be used in construction, according ...

The SS United States, a record-breaking 1950s ocean liner, may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. ... The U.S. Navy paid most of the bills because the passenger ship had a military purpose.

The ship's architect, William Francis Gibbs, wanted a fireproof ship and insisted no wood be used in construction, according to the SS United States Conservancy website. The exception was the ship ...

Built in the U.S., the SS United States was believed to be "the safest passenger ship ever built, in contrast to the 'unsinkable' Titanic," according to the Conservancy. It was built with ...

Launched in 1952 and once the fastest passenger ship to cross the Atlantic to England and France, the SS United States is now facing eviction from the pier in Philadelphia it has called home for ...

The largest passenger ship ever built in the US, the SS United States shattered a record for the fastest trans-Atlantic crossing by a passenger liner on its maiden voyage in 1952.

Still holding the record for being the largest passenger ship built in the U.S. at nearly 1,000 feet long, ... Most famous painting in the world was 'passenger' aboard SS United States.

The SS United States took its maiden voyage in July 1952 and remains the largest passenger ship ever built in the U.S., 100 feet bigger than the Titanic.Unlike the Titanic, the United States ...

The ship's architect, William Francis Gibbs, wanted a fireproof ship and insisted no wood be used in construction, according to the SS United States Conservancy website. The exception was the ship ...

The ship's architect, William Francis Gibbs, wanted a fireproof ship and insisted no wood be used in construction, according to the SS United States Conservancy website. The exception was the ship ...