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SS United States, record-setting ocean liner, makes its final voyage
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 ...
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Can a Brooklyn businessman save the SS United States from sinking? No, say the ship’s old and new owners.
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: A developer, this time based out of Brooklyn, wants to give the SS United States a new lease on life by turning it into “coworking space” and “incubators.” There’s ...
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SS United States, record-setting ocean liner, is making its final voyage out of Philadelphia
The SS United States may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. NPR explored this ship, a relic of the grand liners that once connected North America with Europe. The SS United States' departure ...