The American destroyer was steaming alone in the Atlantic, 25 miles from Bishop Rock, off the southwest coast of Britain, unaware that it was being stalked by a U-boat, an enemy submarine.

America’s flagship — the magnificent SS United States ... to be stripped and prepped to be sunk. Then the ship’s final home ...

Wilson had initially been sympathetic to Germany's peace overtures but the sinking of Leinster off Dun Laoghaire caused outrage and led the American ... was hit, U-boats sunk 13 million tons ...

The historic SS United States is set to be turned into an artificial reef, but people who sailed on the majestic ship remember her heyday.