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 ...

If the SS United States is sunk, it would, at 990 feet long, become the world’s largest artificial reef, surpassing the USS Oriskany, a former naval ship previously sunk in the Gulf.

The SS United States is set to join Okaloosa County’s more than 500 artificial reefs, which include a dozen smaller ship wrecks. Officials hope to draw tourists and generate millions of dollars ...

The SS United States berthed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Credit: Shutterstock. This week, after a notable career, the SS United States, a 1950s ocean liner, took her sunset cruise. Like many ...

The SS United States set the transatlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, ... where it will become the "world's largest artificial reef," according to the Destin-Fort Walton Beach's ...

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 ...

SS United States Conservancy, the ship’s current owner, has been involved in a public dispute with the operator of Pier 82 for months. A federal trial earlier this year resulted in a judge ...

The SS United States, fondly referred to as "the Big U," was a major presence in postwar transatlantic trade. It plied the waters between 1952 and 1969 -- and at top speeds of around 44 mph.

The SS United States will be sunk to become a reef . Plans are being made to turn a storied but aging ocean liner into the largest artificial reef in the world.

SS United States to become an artificial reef The SS United States, a record-breaking 1950s ocean liner, may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. NPR explored this ship, ...

Divers are getting excited about the planned sinking of the SS United States. The once glorious luxury ocean liner is slated to become an artificial reef. Alabama Public Radio’s Cori Yonge reports.