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After decades in South Philly, the SS United States is being prepared to become the world's largest artificial reef. The ship ...
The SS United States will soon be converted into an artificial reef off the coast of Florida, but parts of the ship will live ...
The first of the ship’s two funnels was dismantled on August 4, 2025 at her current location, a recycling center in Mobile, Alabama. The smokestacks are about 65 feet tall, and their removal is being ...
The SS United States Conservancy recently announced the first details of its planned museum and visitor experience. According ...
The 65-foot forward smokestack was removed from the SS United States. The stack will be preserved for future use in the SS United States Conservancy.
Progress continues to be made on the redeployment of the SS United States as an artificial reef, Okaloosa County announced in ...
The process to remove the towering funnels of the legendary SS United States began Monday afternoon. FOX10’s Ashlyn Mitchell ...
The dismantling of the S.S. United States is underway. Crews in Mobile are now preparing to remove the crow's nest.
Work continues in the Port of Mobile to prepare the historic SS United States to become the world’s largest artificial reef.
Sinking the ship could cost $8.6 million. The idea has support from local officials and the diving community, but they need ...
In 2010, Norwegian sold the now badly deteriorated ship to the SS United States Conservancy who received funding of $5.8 million from Philadelphia philanthropist H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest.
My brother Christian, however, is a cruise ship enthusiast. And so, for years, I’ve been aware of the efforts to save the SS United States, which spent decades docked across from IKEA in ...