CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil(@CBSEveningNews):The SS United States is about to reach its final destination. It will be sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast this week to become the world’s largest artificial reef. The storied ocean liner smashed the transatlantic speed record on its 1952 maiden voyage. 17 years later, it was out of service, a victim of the jet age.

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2026.11.09 04:48

The SS United States is about to reach its final destination. It will be sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast this week to become the world’s largest artificial reef. The storied ocean liner smashed the transatlantic speed record on its 1952 maiden voyage. 17 years later, it was out of service, a victim of the jet age.