The county agreed in October to buy the SS United States for $1 million, part of a $10.1 million budget appropriation that will turn the vessel into an artificial reef, the Northwest Florida Daily ...

The SS United States—once dubbed ‘America’s flagship,’ and considered an American icon through the 1950s and ’60s—was towed ...

In this next chapter, the SS United States will have new passengers: fish and other marine creatures. The ship will be sunk to the bottom of the sea and turned into an artificial reef, joining more ...

The long-retired SS United States will become the world's largest artificial reef off the Florida coast after its cleaned and renovated in Mobile, Alabama. That's a much different life from where ...

In the coming days, the United States is expected to take its final ... a new phase of its life: serving as an artificial reef that attracts divers and marine life in the waters off Florida.

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Nov. 11 (UPI) --The historic ocean liner SS United States, whose fate had been in limbo for years, will begin its transition into the world's largest sunken artificial reef beginning this week in ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA -- There's finally an agreement on what to do with the historic SS United States ... and repurposed as the world's largest artificial reef. A museum and visitor center is also ...

"The SS United States will be an exciting addition to the many artificial reefs and wrecks available in Destin-Fort Walton Beach for divers to explore while providing essential habitat for the ...

Officials in Florida’s Okaloosa County hope to do just that: send the SS United States to the bottom of the Gulf to create the world’s largest artificial reef — a diving attraction that ...

The deal to move the SS United States from Philadelphia to Okaloosa County to become the largest artificial reef in the world was officially made earlier this month. This deal included moving the ...