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Associated Press: Historic ocean liner could ...

The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord have resolved a years-old rent dispute that will clear the way for a Florida county to turn the historic ship into the world’s largest artificial reef.

Associated Press: Historic ocean liner could soon become the world’s largest artificial reef

CBS 3: Local News SS United States scheduled to depart from Philadelphia next week to be turned into artificial reef

CBS 3: Local News SS United States scheduled to depart from Philadelphia next week to be turned into artificial reef

The SS United States is scheduled to depart from Pier 82 in South Philadelphia to a docking area in Mobile, Alabama, next week, according to Okaloosa County, Florida officials. County officials say the ship will begin departing from Philly over two days, Nov. 14-15.

NPR All Things Considered: A ship will set one more record when it becomes the world's largest artificial reef

NPR All Things Considered: A ship will set one more record when it becomes the world's largest artificial reef

The fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic is about to embark on its final voyage. As Matt Guilhem of NPR member station WHYY reports, the SS United States is headed to the bottom of the sea and into the record books again.