At nearly 1,000-feet-long, the 75-year-old ship is longer than the ill-fated Titanic, and unique for holding the speed record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean — a trip it made in just over three days,

MOBILE, Alabama (WPVI) -- The SS United States is still on the move. We are continuing to track the massive ship as it makes its voyage to Mobile, Alabama. The historic vessel left the Delaware River in South Philadelphia last week, where it had been docked for nearly 30 years.

The SS United States is bigger than the Titanic. It has held the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in either direction since its maiden voyage in 1952. It was the flagship of United States Lines until the company folded in 1969,

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

The SS United States approached the last leg of its East Coast transit Wednesday, before its tow turns to the west and its next destination of Mobile, Ala., where the historic liner will be prepared f

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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.

Almost three decades later and with more than $40 million spent on rent, insurance, and feasibility studies, the SS United States — the dilapidated 990-foot ship that adorned or blemished the Delaware River waterfront, depending on whom you ask — has finally left Philadelphia.

That difference in opinion has been present since the day the ship arrived in Philadelphia in July 1996. Here is how The Inquirer and Daily News covered the city’s reaction to the arrival of the SS United States:

The SS United States is sailing near Palm Beach on its final voyage, now on its sixth day. A live tracker shows the ship just east of Port St. Lucie, with an expected arrival in Key West by Thursday. The vessel's final stop will be in the Destin area.