A 75-year-old ship will be sunk off Florida’s coast to make the world’s largest artificial reef
The SS United States, once the fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic, will serve as a new home for marine life.
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The huge, historic, SS United States cruised by Palm Beach County. Where is it headed?
The ship is expected to be sunk about 20 nautical miles south of Destin-Fort Walton Beach. The historic SS United States ocean liner cruised by Palm Beach County's coast early Wednesday, Feb. 26 ...
Historic ocean liner departs Philadelphia on voyage to become the world’s largest artificial reef
The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef has departed from south Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront.
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Historic SS United States' final journey delayed again due to weather
After its retirement in 1969, the ship changed ownership several times before being purchased by the SS United States Conservancy in 2011. The conservancy had hoped to restore the ship but was ...
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Why authorities plan to sink this historic ocean liner in waters off Florida
The ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean in three days, 10 hours and 40 minutes, besting the RMS Queen Mary’s time by 10 hours. To this day, the SS United States holds the transatlantic speed record ...