The SS United States was poised to set sail at the end of last year on her final voyage from Philadelphia to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to become an artificial reef. But Coast Guard concerns ...

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.

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.

SS United States history Some of America’s most rich and famous, from presidents to movie stars, sailed to Europe on the ocean liner while it was in service between 1952 and 1969.