Construction of the SS United States was a joint venture between United States Lines and the U.S. government to make it both a top-of-the-line ocean liner and secret troop transport.

Developed by United States Lines and the U.S. government, the ship was part luxurious passenger liner, hosting a slew of celebrities, and part secret weapon, the website says.

She's the largest luxury cruise liner ever built in the United States using all-American products and by American workers: Meet "America's Flagship," the S.S. United States.

The SS United States, a record-breaking 1950s ocean liner, may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. NPR explored this ship, a relic of the grand liners that once connected North America with ...

Legendary abandoned cruise ship SS United States left to rot for 30 years could be SUNK on purpose in ambitious new plan It once carried dignitaries and celebrities, including John F. Kennedy and ...