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The SS United States has a historic legacy, but despite it being unable to be saved, it won’t be scrapped as it will become the world’s largest artificial reef, write George Petras and ...
An organization seeking to prevent Okaloosa County from turning the SS U.S. into an artificial reef say preserving the ship ...
The SS United States, a nearly 1,000-foot (305-meter ... Plans to move the near-1,000-foot-long vessel between piers Thursday were scrapped. A new schedule was not provided. 6 months ago Escambia ...
However, not everything is being scrapped. "The SS United States Conservancy has been collecting art, artifacts, photo documentations, videos, components from the ship for over a decade," Gibbs said.
The ship will also become the first artificial reef paired with a land-based museum and visitor center, said the SS United States Conservancy, which saved it from being scrapped in 2011.
The S.S. United States has been rusting at a dock in Philadelphia for years and was headed for the scrap heap. Now a preservation group has an agreement to buy the world's fastest ocean liner.
Nobody said Okaloosa County’s voyage with the S.S. United States would be smooth sailing. A group out of Brooklyn, New York, has filed a lawsuit to ...
The owner of the SS United States has said the ship is to be sunk ... “We feel privileged to have been able to save her from the scrap yard and continue her legacy.” ...
The SS United States, a nearly 1,000-foot vessel that shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, is going through a months-long scouring at the Port of Mobile in Alabama.
A piece of maritime history, the SS United States, is set to become the world's largest artificial reef, destined for the depths of Florida's Gulf Coast. However, the ocean liner's final resting ...