After months of multiple delays, the SS United States finally left its longtime home of Philadelphia just before 1 p.m. ET Wednesday. The storied ocean liner’s next stop is Mobile, Alabama, where it will be prepared for its final mission – to become an artificial reef off the coast of the Florida Panhandle.

The SS United States is a 1,000-foot vessel that shattered the transatlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952. The ship departed Philadelphia heading to Mobile, Alabama, for prep

Officials in Okaloosa County on Florida’s coastal Panhandle hope it will become a barnacle-encrusted standout among the county’s more than 500 artificial reefs and a signature diving attraction that could generate millions of dollars annually in local tourism spending for scuba shops,

SS United States to begin heading down the Delaware River at low tide, around 11:15 a.m. It will then be tugged through the Delaware Bay and into the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Mobile, Alabama, where it will be prepared to be sunk.

The SS United States is still on the move. We are continuing to track the massive ship as it makes its voyage to Mobile, Alabama. The historic vessel left the Delaware River in South Philadelphia last week,

America's Flagship, the SS United States will leave its berth in Philadelphia on Wednesday morning on its final journey – to Mobile, Alabama and then off the coast of the Florida panhandle.  The SS United States was constructed between 1950 and 1952 in Newport News,

The construction of the world’s largest artificial reef has been delayed again. The SS United States was scheduled for transport from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Mobile, Alabama over the weekend, where it would then be taken out to sea and sunk underwater,

The SS United States, the world's legendary fastest ocean liner, has begun its final voyage from Philadelphia to Mobile, Alabama, as part of a plan to transform it into the world's largest artificial reef. After decades of neglect and multiple failed restoration attempts, this maritime colossus has its final destination beneath the ocean.

After months of multiple delays, the SS United States finally left its longtime home of Philadelphia just before 1 p.m. ET Wednesday. The storied ocean liner’s next stop is Mobile, Alabama, where it will be prepared for its final mission – to become an artificial reef off the coast of the Florida Panhandle.

The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic, will meet its final resting place in the Gulf off the coast of Florida.

The legendary and iconic ocean liner, once considered a marvel of American shipbuilding, has departed for one final voyage.

For the third time, the hulking, historic SS United States is set to leave Philadelphia ... and into the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Mobile, Alabama, where it will be prepared to be sunk.