How a professional ship-sinker is about to turn a famous ocean liner into the world’s largest artificial reef The SS United ...

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Divers are getting excited about the planned sinking of the SS United States. The once glorious luxury ocean liner is slated to become an artificial reef. Alabama Public Radio’s Cori Yonge reports.

The SS United States, the historic ocean liner that spent nearly three decades docked in the Delaware River, reached Alabama on Monday morning to begin final preparations for its sinking.

Built in the early 1950s, the SS United States is the largest ocean liner to be entirely constructed in the U.S. and is the fastest of its kind to cross the Atlantic Ocean in either direction.

The United States was towed to Mobile for preparation work before it will eventually be sunk off Florida to become an artificial reef.

The SS United States berthed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: Shutterstock This week, after a notable career, the SS United States, a 1950s ocean liner, took her sunset cruise. Like many ...

February 27, 2025 SS United States floats along Florida coast headed to Alabama, attracting curious onlookers The ocean liner left Philly last week as preparations begin to turn the vessel into ...

The fastest ocean liner ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean is on its way to the Gulf Coast. The voyage will take about two weeks and it won't end well for the ship. The long-retired SS United States ...

The ocean liner will be sunk off the coast, where it will become the "world's largest artificial reef," according to the Destin-Fort Walton Beach's tourism website.

S.S. United States — world's fastest ocean liner — will pass by the South Carolina coast on route to its final destination after seven decades above the waves.