Like many people I watched the departure of the liner SS United States on television as she moved from Philadelphia down the Delaware River in late February, shepherded along by

Nearly 60 years after she was decommissioned, the SS United States will find a way to serve her country one last time. The historic ocean liner is headed to Mobile, AL., to eventually be moved off the coast of Okaloosa Co.

The SS United States, once the largest passenger ship built entirely in the US, has been towed from Philadelphia after nearly 30 years. Launched in 1951, the ship was a symbol of luxury and innovation,

Philadelphia, South Beach, and Fort Lauderdale are just a few places sharing photos of the former luxury ocean liner as it makes its way to Alabama for environmental remediation.

The SS United States, built more than 70 years ago, is being towed from Philadelphia to Mobile, Alabama, to become the world's largest artificial reef.

Built in Newport News, the historic, aging SS United States is heading to Florida's Gulf Coast where it will become the world's largest artificial reef.

The SS United States is passing the coast of North Carolina as of Friday afternoon, as the historic ocean liner continues her final journey.

The SS United States, left the port of Philadelphia behind a tugboat last Wednesday for the first time in almost 30 years. Okaloosa County bought the ocean liner last year for $10 million with plans to sink it for an artificial reef.

After months of delays, the historic SS United States ocean liner finally moved out of Philadelphia today on a new voyage as it prepares to become the world's largest artificial reef off the Florida coast in the Gulf of Mexico.

A 990-foot shell of an ocean liner incapable of self-propulsion was essentially dragged by a vessel a fraction of its size from Philadelphia to Mobile, Ala. in under two weeks. Photos of the SS United States being pulled by a 140-foot tugboat prompted many to ask how the move was even possible.

Crews will spend about six months cleaning the 1,000-foot vessel and removing hazardous materials as they prepare it to eventually be sunk off Florida's Gulf coast.