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SS U.S. leaves Philadelphia, begins final voyage

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.

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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.

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SS United States Leaves Philadelphia

The SS United States has officially left Philadelphia, moving for the first time since 1996 as she was towed out of her berth on Wednesday afternoon. What is known as America's Flagship is on her way to Mobile,

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Historic ocean liner departs Philadelphia on voyage to become the world’s largest artificial reef

The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef has departed ...

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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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What to expect when the SS United States arrives in Mobile

After multiple delays, the final voyage of a historic record-holding ocean liner is supposed to leave Philadelphia and make its way to Mobile on Wednesday.

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