SS United States Tracker: The historic ocean liner arrives after a long journey from Philadelphia in Mobile, Alabama

Philadelphia (WPVI) – The SS United States made it on Monday through the first stage of its last trip.

The ship made it to Mobile, Alabama on Monday, where it will be preparations for the largest artificial reef in the world.

The crews will spend about six months cleaning and preparing the ship before it is finally sunk from Florida's golf coast.

“There will be teams of more than 30 people on board who pull out all of these dangerous materials.

“The last thing we want to do is to damage the surroundings that we want to help,” Fogg continued.

The 1,800-mile trip from Philadelphia to Alabama is the 401st trip of the ship.

The trip began on February 19, when Ocean Liner South Philadelphia left.

It remained included between the conservatory, which monitors the ship and its landlord about four months after a long rental dispute. The plans to move the ship last November were delayed about the concerns regarding the US Coast Guard, whether the ship was stable enough to make the trip.

Large crowds gathered to say goodbye to the legendary ship after being docked to the Delaware River for almost 30 years.

SS United States enthusiasts were able to pursue the boat trip on the Destin Fort Walton Beach.

The arrival on Monday is two days before the schedule.

“In the spirit of her record history, America's flagship made her journey from Philadelphia too mobile faster than expected. When she moved through the waves for the first time in 28 years, countless spectators and admirers of the country were inspired by her majesty and beauty,” said Susan Gibbs, President of the SSS United State, SSS United Conservancy, President of the United States, President of the United States United States, President of the United States, President of the United States, President of the country, President of the country, President of United States, Susan Gibbbbb.

The tractor crew accelerated this process because serious storms are expected in the mobile area on Monday evening.

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Next, the 1000-foot ship is dragged to the port of mobile shipping works, which is an all-day process.

In autumn 2024, the Okaloosa County bought the ship in Florida after planning a tariff of 10.1 million US dollars to relocate the ocean and built a Seaside museum of 1 million US dollars that records its history.

The ship will be the first artificial reef to be combined with a unique coastal museum and visitor center.

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The finale of the ship is 20 miles below the coast of Destin, Florida, under 32 kilometers of about 55 meters of water.

Okaloosa County hopes that the ship will become a destination for divers of divers and that fish and other wild animals are attracted as a reef. It won't be the only shipwreck lifestyle you have.

The SS association, baptized in 1952, was once considered a beacon of the American engineering and double as a military ship that was able to wear thousands of troops. On his maiden voyage from New York to France in 1952, it smashed the transatlantic speed record into both directions when it reached an average speed of 36 knots or a little more than 41 km / h (66 km / h).

On this trip, the ship crossed the Atlantic in three days, 10 hours and 40 minutes and defeated the RMS Queen Mary's time by 10 hours. To this day, the SS United States, which is almost as large as the Chrysler building, keep the transatlantic speed record for an ocean tome.

It was originally developed for the transport of troops and was then redesigned to an Ocean Liner with passengers, which included four US presidents and celebrities.

It became a reserve ship in 1969 and later jumped to various private owners who hoped to renovate it, but finally found their plans to be too expensive or poorly determined.