The SS United States set the transatlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, a record it still holds today.

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A group of New York preservationists is asking President Trump to intervene to save the SS United States. Why it matters: The historic ocean liner was supposed to leave its South Philly dock months ago,

A man from north Mississippi is helping tow a historic ship along the East Coast. Rob Robinson of Eupora works for Vinik Marine Services, a tugboat company based in New Jersey. The company started this week moving the SS United States from its long-time home in Philadelphia,

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 last voyage of the SS United States is now underway, once its prepped and cleaned it will sink and become the world’s largest artificial reef.

The luxury liner SS United States departed South Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon to begin a two-week journey to its eventual destination as the world's largest artificial reef off Florida's Gulf Coast.

The SS United States has been docked at a South Philadelphia pier for nearly 30 years. The ship moved for the first time in 28 years from Pier 82 to Pier 80 on Friday at high tide as part one of the moving operation began.

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 ship will now leave Philly on Wednesday, not Tuesday, to begin its journey of becoming the world's largest artificial reef.

After another delay, the SS United States​ is scheduled to leave Philadelphia again. This time on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

A historic ocean liner departed on Thursday for her final voyage, where it heads toward its watery grave off of Florida's coast.