Norfolk-based USS Truman still in Mediterranean following collision near Suez Canal
The USS Harry S. Truman remains in the eastern Mediterranean Sea as its crew assesses damage from the Norfolk-based carrier’s late-night collision this week with a cargo ship near the Suez ...
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SS United States Could Finally Move from South Philadelphia On Monday, Feb. 17
After another delay earlier this month, the SS United States is now reportedly scheduled to leave South Philadelphia on ...
On This Day: USS Maine explodes, sparks Spanish-American War
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration ...
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FDR’s great-grandson takes the helm of marketing, sales for Battleship Iowa in San Pedro
Linking a renowned family legacy to San Pedro’s historic World War II battleship, Hall Delano Roosevelt II, 32, has been ...
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SS United States tow scheduled for Feb. 17
A two-week tow to take the historic liner SS United States from Philadelphia to Florida’s Gulf coast is set to begin Feb. 17, ...
Third try: SS United States now set to leave Philadelphia on Monday
For the third time, the hulking, historic SS United States is set to leave Philadelphia. The ship moved from Pier 80 to 82 at ...
Oak Park and River Forest lauds Olympic medalist, WWII hero, NATO leader with alumni awards
Among the OPRF alumni given Tradition of Excellence awards were an Olympic medalist, a World War II hero and a U.S. major ...
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The Historic S.S. ‘United States,’ the Fastest Liner to Cross the Atlantic, Is Heading to a Watery Grave
Officials plan to purposefully sink the passenger ship off the coast of Florida, where it will become the world's largest ...