Once-fastest transatlantic ship arrives for six-month preparation before final destination as artificial reef in Florida.

Some of the onlookers in Dauphin Island had limited knowledge about the ocean-liner’s past, other than what they’ve learned in recent days as news spread that it was arriving to Alabama.

The SS United States is notable for 44 mph speeds, two 65-foot funnels that vent exhaust off its decks. The liner cruised by ...

The ocean liner left Philly last week as preparations begin to turn the vessel into the world's largest artificial reef.