The SS United States, once the world's fastest ocean liner, will be sunk as the largest artificial reef ever
SS United States to be sunk as largest artificial reef
Okaloosa County, Florida, plans to scuttle the 302-meter SS United States in the Gulf of Mexico in November, roughly 25 miles southwest of Destin-Fort Walton Beach. The 1952 Blue Riband record holder has been stripped of fuel, PCBs, funnels, and propellers, with artifacts headed to a museum. Controlled flooding should settle her upright in about 55 meters of water, surpassing the USS Oriskany as the largest vessel deliberately sunk as a reef.
At 302m long, she will surpass the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany, sunk off Pensacola in 2006, as the largest vessel deliberately sunk to create an artificial reef.
- WalterBright
It's a sad day. I crossed the Atlantic in it long ago. Some great memories.
- kragen
If this is interesting to you, there's still one ocean liner left: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Mary_2
Buy a ticket while you can.
- jparishy
Only love from all the Philadelphians who have sat eating Swedish meatballs and looking at it in wonder. Will be dearly missed