It has to stand for something, or it's nothing but unnecessary set dressing. The process of putting "SS" on ships has been around for hundreds of years, dating all the way back to the age of steam ...

While it may add a touch of prestige, “SS” has a specific historical significance that dates back centuries. Understanding its origin provides insight into the evolution of ship ...

I am not a cruise person, although I was lucky enough a long time ago to take a cruise of the Greek Islands. Most of my vacations are road trips, but I do like learning about earlier eras of plane ...

The council unanimously agreed to offer $3 million to Okaloosa County to sink the SS United States closer to Panama City. Sinking the ship will create the world's largest artificial reef ...

As the ship entered Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay between Michigan and Canada on Aug. 30, a gale came up. With no cargo, the ship was floating high in the water. The storm battered it until it ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Twenty ...

With 28 people aboard the cargo-less ship (including Minch, his wife, his children, and other members of his family), a storm whipped up on Lake Superior. Sitting higher in the water than usual ...

Just off the coast of Townsville in north Queensland, the SS Gothenburg lies still on the ... far east and ran aground," Ms Jordan said. The ship became stuck on a reef at low tide, and as the ...

the Western Reserve was caught in a gale during the night and the ship broke in two before it sank to the bottom. The biggest, deepest and coldest of the five Great Lakes is Lake Superior ...

Two more such attacks have happened in Damaturu, Yobe State, and Abadam on Lake Chad. The use of armed drones in battlefield operations is a dangerous new phase in ISWAP’s insurgency that challenges ...