The SS United States, the former luxury ocean liner that was parked in South Philadelphia for almost 30 years, has reached Mobile, Ala., faster than expected and in one piece, proving skeptics wrong.
The SS United States completed its long trip from Philadelphia to the Port City on Monday, but in many ways, its journey is just beginning.
The "Big U" as it's known, completed its roughly 1,800-nautical-mile journey to Mobile, Ala., around 6 a.m. Monday, a few days ahead of schedule.
After 12 days and 1,800 miles at sea, the historic liner SS United States arrived Monday in Mobile, Ala., for a year’s work of preparation before being sunk off Florida as an artificial reef. Th
The United States, a 1,000-foot vessel that shattered the transatlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, is being towed to Mobile for preparation work before it will eventually be sunk off Florida to become an artificial reef.