Fastest ocean liner of its day will now be largest artificial reef

The Weather Channel
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Nov 11, 2026
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The most modern, the most beautiful,
the fastest passenger ship in the world, the SS United States.
Once the fastest ocean liner on the seas,
the S.S. United States is about to make history again,
this time on the ocean floor.
At 990 feet, it's longer than the Titanic.
It crossed the Atlantic more than 800 times,
carrying movie stars like John Wayne and Marlon Brando.
Today, crews will sink it off the coast of the Florida Panhandle.
Creating the world's largest artificial reef,
a home for tuna, marlin, and swordfish,
inviting divers and fishers to explore.
