Historic US ship that once ruled the Atlantic faces extraordinary fate near Florida

The SS United States, a 20th-century ocean liner, will be sunk off the Florida coast to become an artificial reef as part of a $13.5 million project. The ship was previously the fastest Atlantic ocean liner. The project ends prior efforts to preserve the vessel.

• Fox News — Historic US ship that once ruled the Atlantic faces extraordinary fate near Florida
• NYT — The S.S. United States, a Historic Supership, Heads to the Ocean Floor

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