Farewell to America’s Flagship: SS United States Sinks After 74 Years
The legendary ocean liner, which still holds the transatlantic speed record, took roughly eight hours to sink off Florida’s Gulf Coast, ending a remarkable chapter in American maritime history. The...
Crews prepare to sink the former ocean liner SS United States to create an artificial reef about 22 miles off the coast of Destin, Florida, US, November 11, 2026. Tony Giberson/USA Today Network via REUTERS.
The legendary ocean liner, which still holds the transatlantic speed record, took roughly eight hours to sink off Florida’s Gulf Coast, ending a remarkable chapter in American maritime history.
The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built and one of the last great symbols of America’s maritime golden age, sank off Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday night, November 11, bringing a 74-year journey to an end.
The 990-foot vessel disappeared beneath the Gulf shortly after 9 p.m. local time, roughly eight hours after crews began the controlled sinking operation about 22 nautical miles southwest of Destin-Fort Walton Beach.
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