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SS United States to Leave Philadelphia Wednesday on Final Journey
America’s Flagship, the SS United States will leave its berth in Philadelphia on Wednesday morning on its final journey ā to Mobile, Alabama and then off the coast of the Florida panhandle.Ā The SS United States was constructed between 1950 and 1952 in Newport News, VA – and included materials from every state (48 at…
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The SS United States Conservancy has finalized an agreement with Penn Warehousing & Distribution, securing the transfer of ship ownership to Okaloosa County, Florida. The new ownership has scheduled the vessel’s departure from Philadelphia for this Friday, October 25th. Contractors have been conducting preparatory work to facilitate the ship’s relocation to Norfolk, Virginia, such as…
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