SS United States, Florida
SS United States prepares for final voyage from Philadelphia to Florida
A ceremonial signing was held Saturday for the deal that will send the SS United States from Philadelphia to Florida.
Officials in Florida approve $10.1 million for purchase and transport of SS United States
The stewards of the SS United States are one step closer to sealing a deal that would submerge the holder of the transatlantic speed record into the warm waters of the Florida Panhandle coast. Okaloosa County commissioners voted Tuesday to allocate up to $10.
SS United States Conservancy, Pier Operator Reach Settlement
The SS United States Conservancy announced that it reached an agreement to settle a legal dispute with Penn Warehousing, which controls the pier where the former ocean liner is currently docked at the Port of Philadelphia.
SS United States to leave Philadelphia waters and be turned into artificial reef, museum in Florida
The SS United States will leave Philadelphia's waters and head to Norfolk, Virginia, for extensive preparations for reefing over the next several months.
SS United States in Philadelphia burglarized days after agreement to move ship to Florida
Police say the ship, which is docked at Pier 82 in the 2200 block of Christopher Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia, was burglarized overnight.
Okaloosa Approves Contingent Contract to Acquire SS United States
Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and the SS United States Conservancy announced today that the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners has approved a contingent contract to acquire the SS United States.
Tentative agreement reached to move SS United States from Philadelphia to Florida for artificial reef
The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners approved a contingent contract to acquire the SS United States and sink it off the coast of Florida to create an artificial reef.
SS United States gears up for final voyage from Philadelphia to Florida
The SS United States is now one step closer to moving to its new home. A ceremonial signing was held on Saturday for the deal that will send the historic ocean liner to Florida. Eva Andersen reports from South Philly.
SS United States to be sunk off Okaloosa County after Escambia came up short for bid
Okaloosa’s Board of County Commissioners approved a contingent contract to acquire the ship and sink it as the world's largest artificial reef.
The SS United States’ stewards bid farewell to the Philly ship destined for Florida: ‘Bon voyage, you grand lady’
The move to Florida is all but set, waiting only for the seal of approval from a federal judge to make it all official.
Sinking sensation: Historic SS United States ocean liner may find new life on the Florida seabed
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