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The End Arrives for America's Sole Surviving Ocean Liner

The SS United States sets sail for Alabama and then Florida, where it will be sunk

(Newser) - A storied ocean liner that has spent nearly three decades rusting at port in Philadelphia set off on its final journey Wednesday. The SS United States' destination? The sea floor, ultimately. The ship is traveling under tugboat to the coast of the Florida Panhandle, where it will be sunk and...

SS United States' Final Journey Is Set
SS United States' Fate Is Set
Nov 8, 2024 8:47 AM CST

SS United States' Fate Is Set

Retired ocean liner will begin journey south next week to become world's largest artificial reef

(Newser) - It's really happening. The SS United States, the largest passenger ship ever built in the nation, is to be deliberately sunk and transformed into the world's largest artificial reef. Florida's Okaloosa County bought the 1,000-foot ocean liner, which was to be evicted from Philadelphia's Pier...

Florida County Looking to Sink SS United States

Okaloosa County looking to purchase the ocean liner to create an artificial coral reef

(Newser) - A historic ocean liner that once ferried immigrants, Hollywood stars, and heads of state may soon find its final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, after a Florida county inked a tentative deal to turn the ship into the world's largest artificial reef, per the...

Historic SS United States Is Getting Evicted

72-year-old ocean liner still holds transatlantic speed record

(Newser) - The SS United States, a historic ship that still holds the transatlantic speed record it set more than 70 years ago, must leave its berth on the Delaware River in Philadelphia by Sept. 12, a federal judge says. The decision issued Friday by US District Judge Anita Brody culminated a...

Legendary Ship Won't Be Scrapped Just Yet

SS United States received more than $100K in donations for temporary reprieve

(Newser) - If you've recently spotted the hashtag #savetheunitedstates , it's not an offshoot of Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" campaign: It's a last-ditch effort to keep the SS United States—once the fastest ocean liner on Earth—afloat instead of becoming scrap metal , the AP reports....

Scrapyard Looms for 'America's Flagship'

Campaigners are scrambling to save the SS United States

(Newser) - The SS United States is a gigantic—and still useful—piece of American history that is just weeks away from the scrapyard, warn the owners of the legendary passenger liner. The huge ship, which was considered an amazing technological achievement when it was launched in 1952, is owned by a...

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