The SS United States sat in South Philadelphia for 30 years before finally leaving its dock after several setbacks and weather delays. Tug boats moved the ship from its pier into the river, where it waited for the changing tides to carry it further down the river, and into the Atlantic Ocean.
The S.S. United States will eventually be an artificial reef off Okaloosa County to boost diving tourism. The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef has completed the first leg of its final voyage.
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The SS United States, a 1,000-foot vessel that shattered the transatlantic speed record in 1952, arrived early Monday in Mobile, where it will be prepped for sinking off Florida's Okaloosa County.