After being docked in Philadelphia for nearly three decades, the SS United States -- once the world's fastest ocean liner -- has arrived in Mobile, Al., ahead of schedule to be prepared to be turned into an artificial reef.

The SS United States, once America's crowning jewel of maritime engineering, has begun its last voyage from Philadelphia to become the world's largest artificial reef off the Florida coast. This marks the end of an era for the iconic vessel that has been a fixture on the Delaware River for nearly three decades.

Though some were skeptical the vessel could make it through such a journey, it faced 14-foot waves and high winds without much trouble.

Photos of the SS United States being pulled by a 140-foot tugboat prompted many to ask how the move was even possible.

The SS United States is marking the end of the first leg of its journey to becoming the world's largest artificial reef.

The SS United States, a 1,000-foot vessel that shattered the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, arrived early Monday in Mobile, Ala.

The historic SS United States is seen off the coast of Palm Beach on Feb. 26, 2025 on its way to Mobile, Alabama to be cleaned before being sunk to create an artificial reef.

Royal Caribbean International’s Utopia of the Seas met the SS United States while cruising off the coast of Florida in late February. Offering a short cruise to the Bahamas, the 2024-built ship sailed out of its planned route to pay tribute to the former ocean liner,

Crews will spend about six months cleaning the 1,000-foot vessel and removing hazardous materials as they prepare it to eventually be sunk off Florida's Gulf coast.

Looking rusty and every bit of 75 years old, the former luxury cruiser limped into the Port of Mobile Monday with the help of a couple of tug boats.

The luxury liner SS United States completed its journey Monday from South Philadelphia to Alabama, where it will undergo preparations before it is sunk in the waters off Florida's Gulf Coast to become an artificial reef.

The SS United States has, perhaps, shown why it was once the fastest ocean liner in the world as the rusted ship -- long a fixture of the Delaware River waterfront in South Philadelphia -- has ...