Historic SS United States Sunk Off Florida to Become Artificial Reef
Photo: Gerald Herbert/AP/TT

Historic SS United States Sunk Off Florida to Become Artificial Reef

Once the fastest ship at sea, the historic ocean liner now rests on the ocean floor.

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The 300-meter-long, 50-meter-high ship will become an artificial reef off the coast of Florida. After a lengthy process, the SS United States was finally listed, filled with seawater and sunk in a controlled manner.

There, it will become a home for tuna, spearfish and swordfish, among other species, and a destination for divers. The upper deck is about 18 meters below the surface.

The ocean liner was built in the early 1950s and carried high-profile passengers such as John F. Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor on its trips across the Atlantic.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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