Four tugboats are moving SS US to Mobile, Alabama. It takes about a year to remove all contaminants before it becomes a coral reef off Okaloosa County. In comparison, today’s cruise ships travel at around 28 mph.
The fastest ocean liner across the Atlantic is on its way to the Gulf Coast.
The voyage takes about two weeks and doesn’t finish well for the ship.
The longtime SS US has been cleaned and renovated in Mobile, Alabama, and will become the world’s largest artificial reef off the coast of Florida.
This is a life that is very different from where SS America began, setting the transatlantic speed record for a maiden voyage, 3.5 days when you crossed the Atlantic in 3. According to the SS US Reserve, it is a record still held today.
Here’s what you need to know about the ship and its future:
SS US leaves Pennsylvania for a trip to Mobile, Alabama
SS US left Delaware Bay on Thursday and headed to Mobile, Alabama, where it was expected to take two weeks.
The ship engine is no longer functioning and is led by four tugboats along the Atlantic coast before moving to the Gulf of Mexico, which was renamed the US Gulf by an executive order from President Trump.
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US to become the Reef of Destin in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Okaloosa County officials purchased SS US from SS US Reserve last year.
According to the Destin Fort Walton Beach tourism website, the Ocean Liner sinks off the coast, where it becomes “the world’s largest artificial reef.”
“When deployed from Destin Fort Walton Beach at a length of nearly 1,000 feet, SS US will become a hub for diverse marine life and attract divers and anglers from all over the world.”
The exact location of the ship sinking has not yet been determined, but it is expected to be approximately 20 sailing miles south of the Florida Panhandle in the Destin Fort Walton Beach area.
According to the tourism website, underwater boats can be an “immersive experience” for divers.
Florida officials are also planning to build a museum on the land for the ship. The museum includes ship funnels, radar masts, other components, and a large curator and archive collection.
How many artificial reefs are there currently outside Okaloosa County, Florida?
What will happen to SS for Mobile US?
Modern American Recycling Services, a company specializing in vessel rescue, removes contaminants from the vessel and prepares to sink.
The process is expected to take about a year.
Where was SS US before moving to the Gulf Coast?
SS USA has been anchored at Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia since 1996.
SS US History
Ocean Liner:
His service from 1952 to 1969 was widely known as the “American flagship.” This is the fastest passenger ship ever built, and the largest passenger ship made in the USATHE SS US, keeps the transatlantic speed record achieved in her maiden voyage using only two. It’s there. A third of her strength. During the marine test, she hit 44 mph. Modern cruise ships travel around 28 mph. The ship can quickly convert to an army airline that can transport 14,000 military service members in 10,000 miles without refueling. Disney, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, Sean Connery, Walter Cronkite, Judy Garland, Carrie Grant, Charlton Heston, Bob Hope, Prince Rainier, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, John Wayne, Windsor The Duchess and Duchess. President Four traveled the ship: Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton. In the 2000s, several people tried to redevelop it into a variety of tourist attractions. It was sold in Okaloosa County in 2024.
SS US compared to RMS Titanic. See the difference
length
United States: 990 Fettitanic: 882.5 feet
deck
United States: 12 Titanium: 9
capacity
US: 3,016 (or 15,000-person unit) Titanic: 3,547
cabin
USA: First Class 894; 524 Cabin Class. 554 tourist class. 1,044 Crutitanic: First Class 735; 674 Second Class. 1,024 third class. 860 Crew
Transatlantic intersection
United States: 800titanic: 0
Maximum speed
US: 44 mphtitanic: 28 mph
Service Date
US: June 3, 1952 to November 14, 1969
All information provided by SS US Reserve.
About SS US Trivia, About Trees and Pianos You Need to Know
SS America has been built almost completely fire resistant. It was said that the only wood on the boat was “piano and butcher blocks.”
“Ship designer William Francis Gibbs succeeded in demonstrating the fire resistance of his piano by absorbing one of them with gasoline and warning him about it,” he said. I’ve allowed it to be equipped with
Contributors: Lori Comstock, Carissa Waddick, USA Today; Colin Bester Daily News in Northwest Florida
