Growing up in New York City, Paula Hughbanks thought her uncle was a star. Meeting celebrities, traveling around the world — ...

Curious about the SS United States' engines? Learn what powered this legendary ocean liner and how it broke speed records.

Its famous passengers included humans (U.S. presidents, early Hollywood celebrities) and inanimate objects (the Mona Lisa, who in 1963 traveled home to Italy aboard the SS United States after an art ...

The SS United States, a nearly 1,000-foot (305-meter) vessel that shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, is going through a monthslong scouring at the Port of Mobile ...

My brother Christian, however, is a cruise ship enthusiast. And so, for years, I’ve been aware of the efforts to save the SS ...

It was overshadowed by the 990-foot SS United States that set sail in July 1952, which was as tall as a skyscraper in New York City if stood on its end. The Titanic? 882.75-feet long.

Hinesville Ga. (WTOC) - The SS United States has entered the Gulf on its way to becoming the world’s largest artificial reef off Florida’s Panhandle. Over the weekend, the vessel passed through the ...