SS United States met with rough seas, high winds as it voyages to its new home
MOBILE, Alabama (WPVI) -- The SS United States is still on the move. We are continuing to track the massive ship as it makes its voyage to Mobile, Alabama. The historic vessel left the Delaware River in South Philadelphia last week, where it had been docked for nearly 30 years.
RAW VIDEO: Historic Liner The SS United States Embarks On Its Final Voyage
Credit: Okaloosa County/Cover Images The historic ocean liner the SS United States embarked on its final journey from Philadelphia to the Gulf of Mexico, where it will be sunk and transformed into the world’s largest artificial reef.
SS United States finally leaves Philadelphia to begin its last chapter
After months of multiple delays, the SS United States finally left its longtime home of Philadelphia just before 1 p.m. ET Wednesday. The storied ocean liner’s next stop is Mobile, Alabama, where it will be prepared for its final mission – to become an artificial reef off the coast of the Florida Panhandle.
SS United States starts last voyage to its final destination – at the bottom of the Gulf
The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic, will meet its final resting place in the Gulf off the coast of Florida.
Where is SS United States now? Historic ocean liner last tracked off NC coast in Atlantic Ocean
The SS United States is passing the coast of North Carolina as of Friday afternoon, as the historic ocean liner continues her final journey.
SS United States Leaves Philadelphia Berthing, Bound for Alabama Before Planned Sinking
After months of delay, the historic ocean liner SS United States is getting towed down the Delaware River from Philadelphia on the first leg of its journey to become the “world’s largest artificial reef” about 20 miles off the Okaloosa,
SS United States departs from Philadelphia at last
The SS United States has finally left Philadelphia. Driving the news: The largest ocean liner ever built in the U.S. was towed down the Delaware River on Wednesday, gliding beneath the Walt Whitman Bridge as part of a two-week journey to Mobile,
Wind pushes SS United States' departure from Philadelphia back again
The ship will now leave Philly on Wednesday, not Tuesday, to begin its journey of becoming the world's largest artificial reef.
Fastest ocean liner to cross Atlantic, SS United States, coming to Florida. Its future
The SS United States set the transatlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, a record it still holds today.
Watch live as the SS United States begins its journey to Alabama
County officials previously predicted that it would take roughly two weeks for tugboats to tow the ship down to Mobile.
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Wind further delays SS United States' departure from Philadelphia, now set for Wednesday
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Captain of tugboat pulling SSUS to Mobile faces weather challenges
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SS United States passes by Hampton Roads on its way to be turned into a reef
The SS United States may have already passed by Hampton Roads on one of its final voyages as it heads to become the world's largest artificial reef.
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Record-setting ocean liner, a titan of its time, begins its final voyage
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