SS United States Repurposed As Artificial Reef

The ship was stripped of anything that would cause harm to marine life before it's honorable descent to the seafloor.

The SS United States will now serve a new purpose following years of service to America.

The 990-foot long vessel was a historic American ocean liner built in the 1950’s for the United States line. She was the largest ocean liner entirely constructed in the U.S. and the fastest to cross the Atlantic Ocean in either direction. She won the Blue Riband on her maiden voyage in 1952, a record that remains unbroken.

The vessel was withdrawn from active service in 1969 and was docked at various locations for decades. However, on Wednesday, she was sunk off the coast of Destin to become the world’s largest artificial reef. The ship was stripped of anything that would cause harm to marine life before it’s honorable descent to the seafloor.